‘Ferrari president personally contacted Lewis Hamilton - but he said no’
The Merc🦄edes F1 driver has constantly pledged his allegiance to his current team but despite months of negotiations, there is still no official ♓agreement to extend his contract which will expire at the end of this season.
Ferrari have been mentioned as a dre🍌am location ꧅for Hamilton should he do the unthinkable and leave Mercedes.
“Hamilton had been contacted personally by [Ferrari president John] Elkann,” wrote Leo Turrini,🍷 an Italian journalist respected for his ties to the Scuderia, 🌊in .
“I understand🧸 he politely replied ‘no thanks’.
“And you can understand it (unfortunately).”
insisted that Ferrari were offering a £40m deal to prise Hamilton away from Mercedes.𒊎They insisted that Elkann was “already in close contact with Hamilton” over a deal which would partner him with either Charles Leclerc or Carlos Sainz.
But Hamilton and Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff have co🧸nstantly stated their belief that an extended arrangement would be thrashed out between them.
Hamilto☂n is eyeing a record eighth F1 🅷championship but will have to wait until at least next season, when he will be 39, amid Red Bull’s dominance.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everythin🅺g from American sports, to footꦜball, to F1.
