‘Ferrari president personally contacted Lewis Hamilton - but he said no’
The Mercedes F1 driver has constantly pledged his allegiance to his current team but despite moไnths of negotiations, there is still no official agreement to extend his contract which will expire 𝓡at the end of this season.
Ferrari have been mentioned as a dream location for Hamilton ꦕshould he do the unthinkable and leave Mercedes.
“Hamilton had been contacted personally by [Ferrari president John] Elkann,” wro♍te L🌌eo Turrini, an Italian journalist respected for his ties to the Scuderia, in .
“I understand he politely replied ‘no thanks’.&nbꦍsp;
“And you can understand it (unfortunately).”
insisted that Ferrari were offering a £40m deal to prise Hamilton away from Mercedes.They insisted t🐠haꦇt 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 constantly stated their belief that an extended arrangement would be thrashed out between them.
Hamilton is eyeing a record eighth F1 championship but will have to wait until at𒁃 least next season, when he will be 39, amid Red Bull’s d🐓ominance.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to foo𓆏tball, ✤to F1.
