Lewis Hamilton’s move to Ferrari has been criticized once again, as another ex-F1 driver slams Ferrari against the move.
Another Formula One figure has slated Lewis Hamilton’s move to Ferrari next season, after the Brit opted to leave Mercedes to join Charles Leclerc in 2025.
Hamilton and Mercedes have struggled while Ferrari appear to be the closest rival to Red Bull, but their pairing has not been seen as an exciting prospect by all parties.
Questions have already been raised over whether Ferrari are making a mistake in ousting Carlos Sainz for Hamilton, as the Spanish driver is the only one on the grid outside of Max Verstappen to have a race win in either 2023 or 2024.
Former Williams driver Thierry Boutsen has become the latest pundit to openly disagree with Ferrari’s plans for next season. The three-time Grand Prix winner feels that a driver can no longer elevate a team and if Hamilton can compete at the top of the grid, as Ferrari feels that he can, the 39-year-old would have done so last season with Mercedes.
“I think a driver cannot bring a team to the top. This is no longer the case – it was possible in the 1970s. And the ’80s. Maybe a little bit in the ’90s but, since then, it’s no longer possible.
