Lewis Hamilton explains his decision to change teams over the winter as he explains his thoughts ahead of the 2024 F1 season
The winter saw not only Hamilton move from Mercedes to Ferrari for F1 in 2025, but also a change in leadership. Penny Tow’s contract with her company Copper ended when the Brit returned to her former team Mark Hynes.
It wasn’t an easy decision like Ferrari’s, but he made it with his goal of promoting diversity in mind. “It’s been a difficult winter and I would say it’s been very unusual,” Hamilton said at his press conference. “Throughout December, there was a lot of thought about what was going on with the management team. Restructuring takes a lot of time and is by no means an easy process, but everything is progressing amicably. , and now I’m working on rebuilding my own team.” “
“There are so many things I want to do, and I know exactly what I want to do. It’s important to find great people to join the team and make sure the team is diverse. is always at the heart of what I keep in mind. In January…everything was turned upside down as far as option timing was concerned.
“I spent a lot of time alone to do my due diligence and make sure I made the right decision for myself. And I feel like I made the right decision,” Hamilton said. gave a summary in response to questions from the time. He admitted that the 2024 Mercedes will be emotional from start to finish.
He is excited and looks ahead to this season like any other, but there is a hint of enthusiasm for this project beyond Mercedes. “I’m looking forward to this year,” Hamilton said. “I know this team is going to win a championship again, and I’m proud to be a part of it because of how diverse our team is and how much we’ve passed.” Because you’ve done a lot of the work in terms of the process of doing it.”Long term, it’s always going to be part of that process and the development that this team goes through.
“But I’m really looking forward to this new challenge. I’m going to experience a lot of different emotions in this challenge, but I’m really looking forward to it.” I went to the factory last Monday. When we returned, it was very busy and everyone was out on deck. I’ve been with this team a long time, there’s a lot of love within the team, and I’ll always love this team.
“Everyone on the team has been incredibly understanding and incredibly supportive. Everyone knows that I came here this year to do something for them. “That’s the focus and it’s the same as every year. Let’s do it together with the team. So we’re going to have a lot of emotional experiences throughout this year, but we’re going to get through it together,” Hamilton summed up.
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