End clap for Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes. The Briton will no longer be with the German team next season, since he will support Charles Leclerc at Ferrari. Toto Wolff then wished the seven-time world champion the best. But Günther Steiner only sees hypocritical words thrown around by the Mercedes boss.
After 12 years of close collaboration, Lewis Hamilton left Mercedes. The seven-time world champion will play alongside Charles Leclerc at Ferrari. The 2024 season therefore marked the end of an era in F1. For this reason, Mercedes said goodbye to the almost 40-year-old pilot. Toto Wolff did not fail to wish the best to Lewis Hamilton within the Scuderia.
Mercedes wants Hamilton to win eighth title
« If we can’t win, we’ll cheer for him. He deserves an eighth championship but, obviously, the team, the drivers, the brand, it’s the main priority to win and we will give everything we can » launched the boss of Mercedes facing the media. But in the eyes of Günther Steiner, Toto Wolff only uttered hypocritical words.
“It was for television”
« Toto Wolff wants an eighth title for Hamilton? He obviously doesn’t want that. It was bullshit for the cameras. It was for television. Will he be happy if Hamilton takes the title? No, because that means Toto won’t have won it. Why should he be happy? He said “if it’s not us, it should be you”. But yes, of course. But if he doesn’t win it he doesn’t really care who wins it in my opinion » confided the former director of Haas in comments reported by NextGen-Auto. One thing is sure, Lewis Hamilton will try to get his eighth title which would allow him to eclipse Michael Schumacher in the history of F1. More Mercedes shouldn’t let it happen.
