Toto Wolff was asked if he’d have preferred that 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton looked closely at Mercedes’ F1 2024 car before deciding to quit the team. 

Hamilton’s bombshell announcement that he will be leaving Mercedes to join rivals Ferrari on a 🎃multi-year deal from 2025 rocked the F1 world earlier this month, and sent the driver market into a frenzy. 

Althou🌱gh confirmation only came at the start of February, it is understood that Hamilton’s d🍸ecision was made before he had seen or driven the W15 on the simulator. 

The seven𒁏-time world champion is yet to explain his reasons f🤡or the blockbuster switch publicly. 

But Mercedes team principal Wolff has been questioned about the move s♔everal times, most recently on the opening day of pre-season testing in Bahrain by Sky F1’s Ted Kravitz. 

“I think he’s take🦹n his decision over the winter to join Ferrari and there’s benefits of keeping it to yourself and then deciding maybe at a later stage,” Wolf🐟f said. 

"But then also if you 🔯have set your mind and you are sailing, that’s ok.” 

When asked if the W15 is a potenꦿtial race or championship winner, Wolff replied: “Can’t say. 

“W♉e know we have a big mountain to climb. When you have a car out of the blocks like Red Bull have with these newꦑ regulations, catching them up is very, very difficult. We can’t really see yet a picture of performance.” 

Mercedes’ revamped W15 challenger - and its unusual front wing design - has caught the attention of rivals in the paddock, but so far at least, neither168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: George Russell or Hamilton have demonstrated any hint of its ꦛtrue pace. 

Russell finished 12th on the first day of running and was well off the pace of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen, 🌃who ended up over a second clear on what was an ominous start for Red Bull.