Toto Wolff has been told that he w😼ill “regret” Lewis Hamilton leaving Mercedes.

Hamilton’s decisi💝on to switch to Ferrari this season has united Formula 1’s most successful driv🐽er and team.

His search for an all-time record eighth F1 drivers’ title will now be with ಞhis famous new team, rather than with Mercedes who helped him to six of his seven titles sꦯo far.

“I can’t see Toto ever admitting that he regrets it,” Connor༺ McDonagh ജtold the Crash F1 podcast about Hamilton’s exit.

“But Hamilton has been at Mercedes for so much of his career.&n𒆙b🌳sp;

“The romantic ending should have been with Mercedes, winning the eighth title with Mercede🅷s.

“If Hamilton wins that eighth title, Toto will be happy for 𝔉his mate, but it sh𝓡ould’ve been with Mercedes.

“Haඣmilton is the biggest and most popular driver in the spoཧrt.

“In time, I think Toto will live to regret it.”

Mercedes must have 'an eye on the future'

Hamilton lost ♔out on the record eighth title at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which kicksta𒐪rted Red Bull and Max Verstappen’s era of domination.

For three seasons, Mercedes could not give𓄧 Hamilton the machinery to contest the 🔯title.

Lewis Larkam told the Crash 🐈F1 podcast: “Mercedes are losing a huge figure. Not only what he does on track, but everything that comes with Hamilton as a package.

“I think there will be leꦏss attention on Mercedes this season.

“The storyline last seaso💦n was - although Mercedes were less competitive - about Hamilton’s struggles, and his final season with Mercedes.

“If they win a race or are in a championship-winning scenario, there will be focus on𒆙 Mercedes. But generally I think there will be less, this season.

“That is ultimately because Hamilton has left.

“If Mercedes are running around ಌin fourth or fifth, they won’t be the story or the focus.

“It will be interesting to see if there is any element of regret. Publicly t✨hey won’t admit that.

“They have to have an eye on the fꦦuture, as well. Hamilton won’t be around forever and they didn’t want t🉐o miss out on Kimi Antonelli, who they view as a superstar of the future.”