“Driving the Ferrari for the first time in Abu Dhabi doesn’t excite me”

Once the race is over Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will end an era in Formula 1given that Lewis Hamilton will leave the team in which he won six of his seven world titles and will change the black suit of Mercedes for the red of Ferrari. The seven-time champion will be part of the Italian team for the first time, and although other drivers who join a new team will be able to test a car in post-season testing, this will not be the case.

The British we will have to wait until the beginning of 2025and when he was asked if he did not have this possibility of filming in the immediately he explained that It wasn't something he was very excited about.: “I know that Fred [Vasseur] I wanted it to happen, I had doubts. Driving the red car for the first time in Abu Dhabi doesn't excite me.”

“In a perfect world, you can drive it, without being seen, and you do the first shoot next year. When I talked about it, obviously with Toto [Wolff]they had all these plans that I had to go see some sponsors, so I didn't think I would ever be allowed, even though I had asked to do it, but because I'm under contract with the team until the December 31, and that’s great,” Lewis Hamilton continued.

“However, I don't mind because I wasn't going to take the test, that's not what I wanted to do. I told Fred that that's not what I wanted to do. Is- Did I miss something? Of course,” said the Englishman. “This clearly slows down the process and makes the start of the year more difficult, but we will do everything we can to recover.”

As your farewell to Brackley draws near, Lewis Hamilton was asked about his best moment at Mercedesto which he replied: “There's not one, there's not just one. There are many, many great moments with Niki [Lauda]“Amazing conversations, discussions, laughs that we had within the group, moments where we came together, days when we succeeded and people had a little enthusiasm.”

“Sometimes they're just excited and it's not clear why one means more to them than the other, or maybe it's not one in particular,” he said. “It's been an incredible journey together. One that I've truly loved.”

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