Fernando Alonso has questioned whether or not his Ferrari move was really Lewis Hamilton’s ‘childhood dream’, but tipped the seven-time world champion to play his part in World Championship fights, claiming that ‘the car is there’.
After signing a new two-year contract extension last summer, Hamilton looked destined to end his stellar F1 career with Mercedes – the team that he joined back in 2013 and has since won six World Championships with.
However, these plans were torn up ahead of the 2024 season when the 39-year-old agreed to join Ferrari for the 2025 season in a move that will go down in history as one of the most dramatic F1 switches of all time.
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