Ex-F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has questioned 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton’s decision to join Ferrari in 2025, labelling it as a “strange move to make🌳ও”.

Hamilton shocked the sporting world earlier this year when his move to Ferrari was announced✤ ahead of the new season.

The🐻 decision to leave Mercedes brings to an end his long associaꦦtion with the brand having only driven with their engines in F1 during his time with McLaren and now the works outfit.

Hamilton has grown frustrated with Mercedes’ lack of competitiveness🍒 in the ground effect era combined with wanting to fulfil a childhood ambition of racing for Ferrari.

However, Ecclestone was surprised by Hamilton’s choice to leave Mercedes, citing the seven-time world champ🐷ion’s relationship with Toto Wolff

“It was a strange, strange move to make," Ecclestone told . “Toto has re🍸lied on him an awful lot more, and they've become close for selfish reasons - both of them.

“I don't think there was ever a sort of a relationship where you could rely on both parties. There obviously wasn't becau𝓡se that's why he [Hamilton] suddenly decided to leave."

Ecclestone was also shocked by the timing of the 🌸anno🗹uncement.

“Big surprise, in as far as I didn't understand why he did it, given the year's notice basically. Why didn't he wait until later on during the season?” People thought they'd done a clever deal in taking him, but I think it's a bit of an ego thing that ꦛhe got latched into it all,” Ecclestone added.

“Fred knew him from their early days, and I think Jo🐷hn Elkhann at Ferrari, from his point of view, it was a bit of an ego thing that he's managed to capture one of the leading Formula 1 drivers - the best Formula 1 driver, in many people's opinion. These things happen. Just a whole set of circumstances that come together.”

The 93-year-old famously governed the Brabham F1 team ba💝ck in the 1970s and 1980s.

Ecclestone conceded that he woul🎃dn’t sign a drive🌸r like Hamilton because he’s an “unnecessary handful”.

“Too much of a handful - an unnecessary handful," he explained. “He really sort of com🌟mands a little at Mercedes. Toto has let him be like that, to keep him on board and keep him happy.

“But I never had that with the drivers. They're still good, good friends of mine, genuine friends, not for finance or whatever. Good friends. I'd rather have that sort of relationship rather than the fact I jump when somebody says jump, or defend a situati💫on. If I wanted to do something, I'd do it if I thought it was the right thing to do.”