Lewis Hamilton To Leave Ferrari: Former F1 Drivers

A former Formula One driver claims to know Lewis Hamilton already plans to quit the Scuderia Ferrari team. That shocking allegation, so people understandably are talking about it and will probably continue debating whether it’s true or not as the season progresses, especially if Hamilton’s performance doesn’t improve.

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While on the After Lap podcast, Jaime Alguersuari who raced for Red Bull’s Toro Rosso from 2009 to 2011, made the bold prediction, following it up by saying, “I don’t know why I’m taking a risk by saying this.”

However, Alguersuari didn’t say he had some special insider info that Hamilton’s quitting Ferrari at the end of the season is a done deal. Instead, he just said he has “the feeling” it’s going to happen, reports News.com.au.

Hamilton must have caught wind of the declaration. At a recent event held in London, the driver made it clear he’s not about to leave Scuderia Ferrari in the dust. “Please keep your fingers crossed,” he reportedly said. “I’m not going to give up. We’re going to keep getting better. Still we rise, right?”

While Alguersuari’s statements might just be chalked up to idle speculation, the former F1 driver went on to insinuate Scuderia Ferrari is actually holding Hamilton back. “… it is not a winning team,” he said, going on to say Hamilton would have a hard time bagging his eighth world title driving for Maranello.

A second former F1 driver, Ralf Schumacher, who competed from 1997 to 2007, also seems to think Hamilton will call it quits with Scuderia Ferrari. He pointed out problems with the SF-25, saying Lewis “just can’t cope with the car.” That alone, he claims, is reason for the seven-time world champion to walk and find a new team.

Schumacher thinks things will go down gradually at first. Then at some point, he wakes up in the morning and thinks to himself: ‘Why am I doing this to myself? I’m no longer having fun, I can’t do it anymore. I’m getting in the way of my team,’” he said.

“If it goes on like this, there’s a risk that at some point he’ll say: ‘Look, I don’t want this anymore. I want to live my life now, I’m 40 years old. I’m so rich, I’m not doing this to myself anymore. Obviously, it’s not working out for some reason.’”

Interestingly, both former F1 drivers claim to know what Lewis Hamilton is thinking and feeling instead of saying they heard a rumor. Since they’re part of an elite club, perhaps they do know what’s going through the man’s head right now? We might find out at the end of this season if something doesn’t change in a big way.

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