Sebastian Vettel's younger brother Fabian has doubts about the combination of Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari, feeling that it is “not a good fit”.
Hamilton is now preparing for his final season at Mercedes, before embarking on a fresh and exciting chapter in his career, with his dream move to Ferrari finally becoming a reality.
After years of speculation, a historic deal has been announced that will see Hamilton drive for Ferrari next year, replacing Carlos Sainz as teammate of Charles Leclerc, ahead of the 2024 F1 campaign.
Do Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari have too many personality clashes?
Hamilton will aim to do what four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel was unable to do when he switched from Red Bull to Ferrari: bring his title-winning days back to Maranello. Ferrari's latest title was the 2008 constructors' title.
But Vettel's brother feels Hamilton and Ferrari are more of a clash of personalities than a perfect match.
“As I experienced as a follower of Seb, Lewis' personality and the Ferrari team don't really fit together,” Fabian told Sky.
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Hamilton's impending move to Ferrari means there is a major vacancy at eight-time constructors' champions Mercedes, especially since Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has ruled out a “bold” choice. Sebastian's name naturally comes up when discussing candidates.
The 53-time grand prix winner retired at the end of the 2022 season, but his brother Fabian admitted there was a certain “attractiveness” to returning to F1, even though “I'm not in a position to do so.” , I have doubts about that possibility. Please speak for Sebastian. ”
He continued, “There was some desire, attraction, and I don't doubt his abilities, but it wouldn't fit. Sebastian left at that time for other purposes.”
Sebastian became increasingly vocal about environmental and sustainability concerns in the later years of his F1 career, often speaking out and drawing F1's attention to issues he saw, as well as speaking out in Austria and Japan respectively. They carried out various initiatives such as building a bee and insect hotel. .
Wolff recently revealed that although there has been no talk of a potential return to F1 to fill Hamilton's shoes, he remains in “regular” contact with Hamilton.
Speaking to Thomas Maher of PlanetF1.com and other media outlets, Wolff said: We talk regularly.
“As we talked about yesterday, it wasn't about driving for us in the future.”
A variety of other drivers are being linked with the Mercedes seat, including Sainz, Fernando Alonso, Esteban Ocon and Mercedes junior hotshot Andrea Kimi Antonelli.
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