Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton might make a shock swap to Ferrari for the 2025 Formula One season, in response to a number of studies on Thursday. The Italian group need the 39-year-old Briton to companion present driver Charles Leclerc, in response to the BBC, Sky, Autosport, Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport and different media. It can be a shock transfer on condition that Hamilton has signed a two-year contract along with his present group Mercedes for the 2024 and 2025 seasons, however the deal reportedly incorporates a clause permitting him to depart after one season.

Hamilton gained the final of his world titles in 2020 however misplaced the 2021 championship in controversial vogue to Max Verstappen, 13 years his junior.

The Dutch Red Bull driver has dominated ever since, whereas Hamilton completed sixth within the drivers’ standings in 2022 and third in 2023.

Ferrari, who’ve admitted they held discussions with Hamilton in 2019 about becoming a member of them sooner or later, declined to touch upon the studies they have been negotiating a swap for the 2025 season.

A Ferrari spokesman stated: “We do not comment on rumours.”

Mercedes didn’t reply when contacted by AFP.

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