The seven-time world champion announced in early February that he would move to Ferrari in 2025 after opting to activate an exit clause in a deal he initially signed with Mercedes.
And while the ongoing competitive differences between Mercedes and Ferrari have prompted onlookers to debate whether he made the right decision or not, he says what others think is irrelevant.
Instead, he says the only thing that matters is that he himself is happy with the decision, as he was when he joined Mercedes in 2013 despite many people questioning it.
Asked before the Chinese Grand Prix whether Mercedes’ current struggles had confirmed he had made the right choice in moving to Ferrari, Hamilton replied: “Well, I don’t feel like I I need my decision to be justified. I think I know what’s good for me, and that hasn’t changed since the moment I made the decision.
“There hasn’t been a moment where I questioned it, and I’m not influenced by other people’s comments. Even today, there are people who continue to talk shit, and this will continue for the rest of the year.
“And I’ll just have to do what I did last time. Only you can know what was good for you. And it will be an exciting time for me.”
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-AMG F1 team
Photo by: Zak Mauger / Motorsport Images
During the Japanese Grand Prix, Hamilton expressed his displeasure to a journalist who asked him if he was happy to go to Ferrari because they were “better”.
“Do you have any better questions?” » Hamilton asked before the interview ended.
Hamilton is clear that he views his move to Ferrari as a long-term project, which could see him racing in F1 into his 40s, as Fernando Alonso is.
“I’m going to run for a while longer,” he said. “So it’s really good that he’s still here, I hope he continues for a little while longer.”
He added: “I never thought I would race until I was 40. I’m pretty sure I said I wouldn’t race until I was 40, but I think it’s a journey so crazy, life, that I don’t I feel like I’m almost 40, I still feel very young.”
The seven-time world champion announced in early February that he would move to Ferrari in 2025 after opting to activate an exit clause in a deal he initially signed with Mercedes.
And while the ongoing competitive differences between Mercedes and Ferrari have prompted onlookers to debate whether he made the right decision or not, he says what others think is irrelevant.
Instead, he says the only thing that matters is that he himself is happy with the decision, as he was when he joined Mercedes in 2013 despite many people questioning it.
Asked before the Chinese Grand Prix whether Mercedes’ current struggles had confirmed he had made the right choice in moving to Ferrari, Hamilton replied: “Well, I don’t feel like I I need my decision to be justified. I think I know what’s good for me, and that hasn’t changed since the moment I made the decision.
“There hasn’t been a moment where I questioned it, and I’m not influenced by other people’s comments. Even today, there are people who continue to talk shit, and this will continue for the rest of the year.
“And I’ll just have to do what I did last time. Only you can know what was good for you. And it will be an exciting time for me.”
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-AMG F1 team
Photo by: Zak Mauger / Motorsport Images
During the Japanese Grand Prix, Hamilton expressed his displeasure to a journalist who asked him if he was happy to go to Ferrari because they were “better”.
“Do you have any better questions?” » Hamilton asked before the interview ended.
Hamilton is clear that he views his move to Ferrari as a long-term project, which could see him racing in F1 into his 40s, as Fernando Alonso is.
“I’m going to run for a while longer,” he said. “So it’s really good that he’s still here, I hope he continues for a little while longer.”
He added: “I never thought I would race until I was 40. I’m pretty sure I said I wouldn’t race until I was 40, but I think it’s a journey so crazy, life, that I don’t I feel like I’m almost 40, I still feel very young.”