‘More difficult’ - Jackie Stewart weighs in on Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari switch
F1 legen♒d Sir Jackie Stewart shares hꦅis verdict on Lewis Hamilton's impending Ferrari switch.
F1 legend Sir Jackie Stewart believes 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton will find his Ferrari move “more difficult” due to his 𝓀age.
Seven-time world cham𓄧pion Hamilton shocked the F1 world when he announced in February that he would be leaving Mercedes💃 in order to make a blockbuster switch to Ferrari in 2025.
Hamilton will be 40 years old when he makes his Ferrari debut at next year’s season opening Australian Grand Prix and three-time world champion Stewart says he was “somewhat surprised” by🐠 the timing of the move.
"I'm somewhat surprised by that, 🐟because of becoming 40 and going into a team that has very recently become very competitive,” Stewart told the RacingNews365 podcast.
"It [Ferrari] went down quite a lot. There have been many management structures within the Ferrari team that have bee⭕n disruptive.
"They've now g♏ot a more stable situation around them. And Lewis is seeing, when you go to the Ferrari 🤪factory, you're impressed.
"Hardly any other brand, if you like to call it💎, in Formula 1, has had anything like the same continuity as Ferrari h🐷as had for such a long time.”
Stewart added: “🗹It’s more difficult for him to do it, I think, at 40 years than it would have been if he was 𒆙25 or 30 years.
"But he's still got the skill and talent. That i🐻s obvious at present, such as at the British Grand Prix t꧅his year [Hamilton ending a two-year winless drought].
"It's unusual [g♎oing to Ferrari], but at some point he has to retire as a racing driver. He feels that time has not yet arrived, and I can understand that.”
However, ♐Stewar💞t can understand the appeal of driving for Ferrari, having come close himself to joining the legendary Italian outfit before backing out of a deal.
"I committed to drive for Ferrari, but I had to tell them that it was no longerဣ practical because it had become almost an everyday change at Mr Ferrari's moment. So I never did drive with Ferrari,” he explained.
"But when I went there, I was taken aback. It was so impressive. The spirit of the place was amazing. The Italians are great people, they explain themselves vꦕery carefully and excitedly, and I'm sure that's what Lewis has experienced too."
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