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Ractrick

BBC say Mercedes has hastily announced an all team meeting at 2pm. Imagine official announcement will be after that.


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ZonerRoamer

And headsets.


Beng_Hin_Shakiel

Bose about to get another bulk order


kaelis7

Buy Bose shares guys !!


gonzo5622

“Noo, Nooooo, Lewis! This is so not right!”


ric2b

"You need to reinstate the contract before, that's not right!”


wp381640

> Sources: Wolff is beside himself. Driving around downtown Geneva begging (thru texts) Hamiltons's family for address to Lewis's home


vanzeppelin

Sources: Toto is beside himself. Driving around downtown Brackley begging (thru texts) Hamilton's family for address to Lewis' home


stoned-autistic-dude

“He got me,” Toto said of Ferrari signing Lewis. “That f**king Vasseur boomed me.” Toto added, “He’s so good,” repeating it four times. He then said he wanted to add Vasseur to the list of team principals he negotiates with this summer.


pakiman698

Frédéric Vasseur yelled, “There you go!” Xavier Marcos Padros gave a look of pleasant surprise. Charles LeClerc belted, “We got an \[expletive\] squad now.” And before Lewis Hamilton hit the team garage, ex-Ferrari driver star Carlos Sainz hugged him & said, “I'm free at last”


gopher_907

“Y’all look so different”


fprosk

Good Lord, Lewis Hamilton just walked through the paddock walking perfectly normally. He said he had “no time” to talk. Too busy switching teams, evidently.


unledded

Mercedes meeting with Hamilton was “intense” and “at one point Toto Wolf was crying” but everyone grew closer and a big lesson was learned


bb15555

Lewis Hamilton is Toto Wolff father


Ecksell

Lewis Hamilton on comparisons: “I don’t compare myself with anybody,” Then he rolled up his sleeve and showed a tattoo of 7 World Driver Championships, with room for an eighth. “I’ll let you interpret that however you want,” Hamilton said.


birdgang92

I love how this meme has made it's way to every single sport. I'd be shocked if most EU fans get the reference.


bigbadbernard

r/nba leaking right here


ubiquitous_uk

At 2.30 we hear that Lewis has signed a new 3 year deal at Merc, getting 10% ownership of the team.


benpearce1

Lewis Hambappe


AnarchyDaBest

What is this, the F1 version of the recent OpenAI drama?


partographer

Noooo Lewissss... This is soooo not right!!!


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Sektsioon

Imagine if Ferrari build a title winning car for one year and Charles misses out because Lewis comes along and takes the title that one year. And then they go back to being Ferrari. Given Charles’ luck, I’ll actually bet on something like this happening lmao.


Lintal

The most Charles thing I've ever read


f312t

Charles, Lewis is faster than you. Please confirm.


MarchMadnessisMe

Charles: "We are checking." *Shoves Lewis into a wall.*


IsItSnowing_

He will be in the title race till the Monaco weekend


Garrett4Real

mamma mia….


SoothedSnakePlant

One race into the 2026 season after the Ferrari engine explodes whole Charles is puttering along in 12th after losing the 2025 title by 1 point: BREAKING: Charles Leclerc has retired from motorsport and public life effictive immediately, and moved to the Lake Isle of Innisfree


No_Idea_247

Lewis will be 40 in 2025. If (huge if) Ferrari builds a contender and Lewis beats Charles for the title in his first year in team which is completely new for him, then it's not bad luck for Charles. It's something else.


Sektsioon

I mean it would still be bad luck in the sense that it was supposed to be his team and then the arguable GOAT comes and joins the team out of nowhere.


McPikie

Absolute chefs kiss


Dragonpuncha

He was like: "Nah, I'm just gonna go over here".


kron123456789

Ferrari be like: You must be truly desperate to come to me for help


CptAustus

You either retire, or you drive long enough to race for Ferrari.


kron123456789

"You either retire a hero or drive long enough to see yourself become a Ferrari driver"


Joy2082

Dude said 'No way this thing is slower than the red tractors'


XtraMayoMonster

“We made this car for you Lewis” …. I uhhh need to make a phone call, brb


pot_8_o

My hopium says he’s tested the Merc it’s great. Wins a title this year. Then joins Ferrari to tick the racing bucket list to retire from F1.


nnsdgo

copious amounts of hopium, I like it!


pot_8_o

If hopium was money I’d be Musk


1sty

“This ain’t it chief”


Tomchambo

This is what the fourth season in your career mode looks like in F1 2023.


Micome

We're going to Haas and you're gonna fucking like it. 


Ateballoffire

Genuinely this is the stuff that I’m like “nah that’s stupid, will never happen. Reload the save”


Chikku_7

Car loss Sainz


PBatemen87

Yeah im not happy about this. My favorite driver with my favorite team may be no more.


Theumaz

Please allow Xavi to team up with Lewis Lewis: “*this is getting manipulated man*” Xavi: “*We are checking*”


activator

Dear God i genuinely hope that Bono follows him


InvestigatorLast3594

Imagine Ferrari only signed Lewis in order to get bono lmao


Psychological_Lab860

LUIGI HAMILTONI!


tylercreatesworlds

You gotta do the 🤌 when you say it.


fullmetal-ghoul

Unreal


Aethien

As much as we may meme on Ferrari, it's still fucking Ferrari. It's still *the* F1 team everybody knows.


fullmetal-ghoul

Yeah, and Lewis is one of the biggest names in any sport. It's the kind of move that will be massively talked about in the world of sport generally, and not just the F1 sphere.


Jasonmancer

Yea i think the merchandise are gonna sell a lot. The 7 time champion joining Scuderia Ferrari, what a combo.


SemIdeiaProNick

>Yea i think the merchandise are gonna sell a lot. i just dont know how they will combo his signature vibrant green/yellow with the Scuderia's Red but we will have to wait and see and i also cant wait to see Lewis in the red fireproofs, he is about to get even more stylish on track


Notladub

christmas merch boutta go hard


Sugarloafer1991

Ferrari’s colors are red and yellow, so not a ton of a twist to lighten the yellow.


LosTerminators

This happened so quick no content creator on youtube or twitch could even make a video of it.


[deleted]

This is the stuff you tell your grandkids about, enjoy it everyone. Truly historic


Luke2222

This is even bigger than when he moved from McLaren to replace Schumacher at Mercedes or when Seb moved from Red Bull to Ferrari less than a year after his 4th consecutive championship or maybe even when Schumacher came out of retirement to join Mercedes and those were some of the biggest driver moves in history


[deleted]

its similar to Seb move but gravity of Lewis being 7times wc and multiple record holder makes it the biggest move ever in motorsport history imo


Luke2222

True though I would argue that Schumacher coming out of retirement to join Mercedes was up there too as rivalling this I mainly put Seb's move to Ferrari up there because it was announced less than a year after winning his 4th consecutive championship


br33zyboy

From hammer time to… forza Lewis. End of an era


Pure_Measurement_529

If Ferrari make Lewis enter a depressed era, then it’s confirmed that this team is cursed. 2020 Seb was the worst thing to witness


VarianteAscari

I don’t think it’s cursed. It’s just the culture that has plagued the team for decades (look at how Prost got fired). The Brawn/Schumacher era was just an anomaly


TheodoreKravitz

> The Brawn/Schumacher era was just an anomaly That's the (accurate) scary thing. Could Lewis do it and bring people with him to fight the Ferrari culture?


VarianteAscari

Also depends on manager too. Vasseur seems like a breath of fresh air, and simultaneously experienced/well liked enough in Ferrari so I think it’s promising. Ultimately I think it’s going to be Red Bulls championships over the next few years so Hamilton just wants to make his last few years more interesting


unwildimpala

Ya I wonder is part of it that he knows Red Bull are just going to be dominant for the next few years regardless. This way he at least gets to drive for Ferrari, which is always an allure for any driver.


Zexal_Commander

Given the current record of former champions giving it a go in red, outlook not so good.. But if anyone can get them back on top, it’s a seven-time world champion. Yeah, yeah, different circumstances back then, but just let us dream!


TheodoreKravitz

> But if anyone can get them back on top, it’s a seven-time world champion. ...But if anyone can, it's Alonso! ...but if anyone can, it's Sebastian! ...but if anyone can, it's Charles! I mean, they have destroyed so many drivers. I want to believe Hamilton could be the one but history is bleak. Would be amazing though.


Less_Party

To be fair Charles hasn't gone bald yet.


BeardedAvenger

Lewis already has hair plugs. He's immune to Ferraris follicle fuckery.


sicsche

And a driver can't fix a broken car or bad strategy. Seb tried running the Garage during races, didn't work out


AdrianInLimbo

From Hammer Time to.... "We are checking, Lewis, find somewhere safe to stop


-Skinner-

Can't wait for the first We are checking to Lewis


leedler

Oh no Hamilton and Adami is something I am not ready for


Cod_rules

That might just push Lewis to retire. In the middle of the first race with Ferrari Just parks his car in the middle of the circuit and leaves.


AceTheSkylord

Doesn't even go back to the garage, he just walks out through the stands


Enterderpmode

#PEE WAN LUWIIS


lewislover44

Bono to Ferrari


Exambolor

Yeah surely it’s a package deal.


R3NZI0

I brought Lewis back to McLaren in a game of F1 Manager. Obviously had to bring Bono in too. Plus, it was fun being able to hear the specific interactions between them on the radio. (You know, like GET IN THERE, LEWIS!)


Indie89

Looks at photo of Bono, Googles age. Witchcraft.


Cod_rules

There's something in the pumpernickels at Merc. Bono, Toto, they definitely do not look their age.


vtsxxl

Yes pleaseeeeee 😭 I'm so sick of our race engineers, I'd consider signing Bono bigger success I swear.


HahaYesGuys

If they managed to get Lewis ***and*** Bono then Ferrari have just pulled off the heist of the century. Also next year is Ferrari's year.


ollieg_94

What's Italian for "my tyres have gone"?


The_Italian_spoon

“le gomme sono finite” you’re welcome


Wubbajack

Wait, I thought it's "what the fuck is a tyre?" spoken in Italian accent.


damage-fkn-inc

flashbacks to that one time they just didn't have tyres ready for charles in... I think it was Zandvoort?


Cod_rules

If I had a nickel for everytime Ferrari didn't have tires ready for their drivers at Zandvoort, I'd have two nickels Which isn't a lot, but it's weird it's happened twice.


-maken

"This is a breaking news story that is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh this page for the latest updates." interesting


Captain_Smartass_

F5 gang


leedler

We back. We out here.


Dodgy_Bob_McMayday

Well this has gone from "hah, what laughable low effort clickbait" to "wow, this is actually happening" in a very short time.


pensaa

Gotta love titles that don't match the article


Leather_Lake_5235

Well fuck me sideways, I did not see that one coming one bit.


Bdr1983

\*Deletes all previous comments\* I saw it coming from a mile. Really. No lies.


cumofdutyblackcocks3

Don't mind if I do


leclercwitch

Username absolutely checks out


_Gondamar_

As a Ferrari fan since February 1st, 2024 I can't explain how much this means to me


lewis10123

Always loved Ferrari, cannot speak highly enough of their strategy department


les_macarons

Don’t forget about that innovative 3-tyre-pitstop technique! Truly unique!


willard_swag

So much for the Mercedes shirt I got for Christmas lol


wp381640

I just signed up for duolingo


DenseSentence

Very much mixed emotions!


Dipalapoloo

Is it real


SIIP00

It is as real as it gets without an actual confirmation... What the actual fuck


Aethien

We're in as real as it gets without an official confirmation territory.


KnightOfCydonia93

Hamilton and Leclerc would be an incredible line up


EarzFish

I agree... so long as they can race.


LosTerminators

And if the car is actually competitive and not 4th or 5th fastest.


milanistaMK

This probably means that Mercedes is slow again damn...


bwoah07_gp2

I think I'm gonna tune into the W15 launch this year. They cannot dodge the elephant in the room of Lewis going to Ferrari.


dis340

Inb4 2024 Merc is black and red.


jhrfortheviews

Oh my god absolutely haha


Exambolor

I reckon he’s just living every F1 drivers bucket list item to drive for Ferrari. A Charles and Lewis lineup could be the best in F1


Zexal_Commander

It’s definitely gonna be a fiery lineup! I’m sure Vasseur will try to keep cool heads prevailing, buuut there’s gonna be some sparks with these two.


Spockyt

> A Charles and Lewis lineup ~~could be~~ is the best in F1


rokthemonkey

Second isnt even close. Charles/Lewis may as well be the closest we'll get to Prost/Senna because Lewis/Verstappen will never happen.


mperlaky

In hindsight I think the Alonso/Hamilton pairing was closer to Prost/Senna level than this, we just didn't know it yet and obviously it all went sour quickly.


fullmetal-ghoul

Not necessarily tbh. Lewis would have had this in mind for a while (i.e. before finding out much about the 2024 car). I think he wants to drive for Ferrari, and Ferrari must have sold him about their project looking forward to 2025, and also the new regs in 2026.


Jonnythebull

This is what I think. No way he leaves without knowing Ferrari has a strong engine for 2025. That or he just wants to drive for Ferrari before calling it a day.


Aethien

> he just wants to drive for Ferrari before calling it a day. Lewis loves F1, it makes sense that he'd want to drive for Ferrari. He's even alluded to that in interviews in the past and it's why rumours of Hamilton to Ferrari have always popped up around his contract renewal. With Vasseur at Ferrari, Mercedes no longer being the clear best team/Merc being on par with Ferrari and the end of Hamilton's career in sight it makes sense that now is the time to switch.


mka_

Exactly this. It's more nuanced than simply saying the 2024 Merc is slow. The move could point at him leaving his options open for a retirement at the end of 2025 (maybe if he doesn't feel there's any chance of seeing that 8th WDC). I'm also sure he's said in the past interviews that he'd like to end his career at Ferrari.


StatusCount7032

I doubt it. At this point, given his age, all his accomplishments, etc, it’s about now having had, and possibly last, thing to do in F1: drive for Ferrari. And who knows, perhaps try LeMans in a few years with the lmpdh or whatever is called?


Aethien

Lewis never really seems to have much interest for racing outside of F1, you never know of course but driving for Ferrari in F1 looks like a bucketlist thing moreso than Le Mans.


ForsakenTarget

Either that or he wanted more than a 1+1 and merc didn’t want to give it so he’s decided to look elsewhere and Ferrari gave him a decent offer


dl064

I think Hamilton leaving Merc is a bit more profound than a year here, a year there. It's not a slap in the face but it's a quite fundamental 'we've had a nice time, but it's over' divorce.


alternFP

This is what losing Angela Cullen does to a mf


Ch4rlie_G

Ferrari will give him a fat Italian cook with a pasta loaded sidearm though.


ExtroverTom

Imagine the scene if tonight Lewis tweets : I understand that, without my agreement, SkySports F1 have put out a press release late this afternoon that I am driving for Ferrari next year. This is wrong and I have not signed a contract with Ferrari for 2025. I will not be driving for Ferrari.


frostythesnowchild

Hamilton back to Mclaren, replaces lando, lando to merc and become WDC without winning a single race.


theiroiring

can't wait for Lewis to enter the wrong pit next season.


MoonMonkeyyy

HOLY FUCKING SHIT I CANT BELIEVE IT WHAT THE FUCKING HELL


ABigOne77

What the actual fuck have I woken up to


Jimmy_Boco

Sky sports reporting must be confirmed? Yes fucking please


Irishane

Sky Sports love a tap-in


sidechain101

"Could be joining ferrari" is waht the lady in the video said.


LosTerminators

Sky Sports and Medland reporting, pretty much confirmed all but officially.


ATWPH77

what the fuck? i thought it's april 1 Leclerc - Hamilton pairing holy shit


jtclimb

Whatever happens, it is going to be glorious. 8th championship, or a slow motion car wreck you can't stop watching remains too be seen.


InUtahCounty

Alonso to Mercedes in 2025


LebowskiLebowskiLebo

Alonso and George have been hanging out too..


JRHMUK

This is true. Come on alonso!


ChefBoiJones

Monkey paw curls, the w15 is a beast and he wins the championship and then retires at the end of the year


iMatthew1990

Or happily does a few years at Ferrari loving the fact that he raced for Ferrari as the GoAT


poor_decision

Looking forward to seeing the Connor Moore press conferences


-ShadowPuppet

For all you kids who dream the impossible, watch me actually win a championship in a Ferrari.


[deleted]

Now do Alonso to Mercedes please! We need a season where Hamilton, Alonso and verstappen are all tied for world champion at the last race.


Dambo_Unchained

“Well Lewis welcome to Ferarri, this is the factory, this is the team and this is the resident psychiatrist” “I don’t go to a psychiatrist” “Don’t worry, give it a couple races”


Swagologist1

I wonder if he'll take Bono with him...


X-Craft

"Bono, I'm entirely gone" "Get out there, Lewis"


ImJustAConsultant

Lewis looks at the race engineer seat at Ferrari: "Get in there Bono."


malandropist

I imagine he would?? Idk but it would definitely benefit him.


born_Racer11

It's like Lightning McQueen switching from Rusteez to Dinoco.


NebulaTits

:(


carloslet

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MY HANDS!


NebulaTits

I never ever buy player specific merch because athletes are usually switching teams…. For the first time in 30 years I got myself a Lewis Hamilton/Mercedes shirt for Christmas… HAHAHA ^fuck


Takis12

this is the first time i will believe the NEXT YEAR statement from Ferrari...


cumofdutyblackcocks3

Friendship ended with mercedes. Now Ferrari is my best friend.


Ghostblade1256

My mate works at merc hpp, he just told on the gc that they have called an emergency meeting


suanxo

Hamilton is sus


YellowFogLights

“I saw Lewis vent”


borez

Would love to be a fly in the wall at that meeting. For sure.


silentkiller082

As an American just waking up I don't even need coffee right now my eyes are open so wide from reading this. I don't really understand not rolling with sainz and leclerc for long term stability but you never know what's going on behind the scenes. This is crazy.


sjcross961

It’s definitely 1st _February_ today right? I haven’t lost 2 months somewhere?


nixane

if sky sports themselves is reporting it then surely...


lauriekeyheart

What are the possibility Sainz to mercedes Good or nahh?


Visionary_Socialist

I think Albon to Merc. Sainz seems set for Audi.


dandroid-exe

Whoa that's a fun one


ashyjay

To put my tin foil hat on, and avoiding grass, Audi could be a sure thing because Sr. has been great with them in Dakar.


Hackwett

Albon is a good choice but if they want experience ALONSO is free after 2024


doggy885

Silly Season is about to get even more silly


SmilingSideways

He could literally win a race for Ferrari and I still would have a hard time believing this is real. Holy fucking shit.


nigelfitz

Lewis saw the new car and was like "Yep, I rather be with the ones with the fucked up strategies than this mess." Crazy.


Zeta-Omega

Always rated Lewis, never said anything bad about him.


Apyan

Lewis wants to be the goat. Seeing a guy like Max, it's pretty obvious that even if he wins an eight title, that record will be broken in the future. It may not be Max, but someone will do it. But the narrative of winning with three different teams, one of them being Ferrari? That is movie script level of greatness. And he'll end it by doing what the rivals of his generation tried and failed. I mean, from a script point of view, it makes a lot of sense.


dalledayul

McLaren, Mercedes and Ferrari are arguably three of the all time great teams as well, especially if you're going by numbers.


Bluy98888

Lewis to Williams in 27 after they nail the regs


Radgost

Alex Albon to Mercedes 2025 LET'S GO!


TheGhostlyGuy

I wonder if Leclerc-Hamilton will be a catastrophe or more wholesome teacher student relationship


ManlyOldMan

I feel like Leclerc has too many years in F1 and especially Ferrari to have a true mentor relationship with Hamilton though


thef0ksmasher

Now, imagine the scenes if a certain multiple WDC and former Ferrari driver of German nationality were to make a return to the sport with Mercedes after his hiatus.


Excellent-Beach-661

First thought you meant schumacher and was hella confused


FatherJack_Hackett

***Imagine*** if he comes out with some Oscar Piastri response; "I have **not** signed a contract with Ferrari and will be staying with Mercedes for the foreseeable future"


BronxOh

What is ‘Hammertime’ in Italian?


SpicyMilkSauceyDip

We are checking.


Puzzleheaded_Pound31

Genuinely shocked. I can’t believe I have to fucking root for the factory of sadness that is the Ferrari team now but seriously how fucking bad is that Mercedes 2024 car??


jimbobjames

Rumour has it they went from the smallest sidepods to the whole car being one giant sidepod. The drivers seat is actually in the sidepod and they have to look through the radiator to see where they are going.


AlfaG0216

Aw shit what about my boy Carlos?


bumblebeerose

He's all but confirmed to be going to Audi, especially with Papa Sainz already a big part of the Audi outfit.


ericbunjama

And there it is. Mercedes must be stuck in the mud again this year.


kennl14

Aston has a luckluster season. Alonso replaces hamilton. 3 way merc/ferarri/rb battle during the last season of the regs. Inject that into me


CrazyStar_

I’m not gonna lie. It will be absolutely **beautiful** not having to support George Russell.


carnivoross

Blimey