'Too much of a handful - an unnecessary handful...'
Former Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has taken aim at Lewis Hamilton over his “strange” F1 2025 switch to Ferrari , arguing the outgoing Mercedes driver is “too much of a handful.”His announcement came just five months after Hamilton had signed a new two-year contract to remain with Mercedes until the end of 2025, with the 39-year-old activating a break clause before the first season of his new deal had even started.
Ecclestone, who ran the Brabham team with distinction before becoming F1’s overlord, was left bemused by the bombshell – and saw it as proof that the relationship between Hamilton and Wolff is not as close as it seemed.“Toto has relied on him an awful lot more and they’ve become close for selfish reasons – both of them.
Ecclestone insisted he would not have signed Hamilton, claiming Wolff and Mercedes had allowed him to exert too much power within the team.
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