Lewis Hamilton to leave Mercedes and join Ferrari for the 2025 Formula 1 season (he will stay at Mercedes this year)

More - https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/13061245/lewis-hamilton-to-join-ferrari-for-2025-formula-1-season

Mr Gobrien wrote:
> Lewis Hamilton to leave Mercedes and join Ferrari for the 2025 Formula 1 season (he will stay at Mercedes this year)
>
> More - https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/13061245/lewis-hamilton-to-join-ferrari-for-2025-formula-1-season
>

He has a way to go before breaking Chiron's record as the oldest F1 driver.

On Thu, 1 Feb 2024 07:35:40 -0800 (PST), Mr Gobrien
<mr_gobrien@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

>Lewis Hamilton to leave Mercedes and join Ferrari for the 2025 Formula 1 season (he will stay at Mercedes this year)
>
>More - https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/13061245/lewis-hamilton-to-join-ferrari-for-2025-formula-1-season

Well, nothing lasts forever.
I've never been Ferrari fan, but this might be good move for both HAM
and Ferrari.
I can understand Hamilton, since all F1 drivers dream to drive for
Ferrari. But, really what could be his motivation? More chamionship
wins, more money?

Yazoo <yazoo@myself.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 1 Feb 2024 07:35:40 -0800 (PST), Mr Gobrien
> <mr_gobrien@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Lewis Hamilton to leave Mercedes and join Ferrari for the 2025 Formula 1
>> season (he will stay at Mercedes this year)
>>
>> More -
>> https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/13061245/lewis-hamilton-to-join-ferrari-for-2025-formula-1-season
>
> Well, nothing lasts forever.
> I've never been Ferrari fan, but this might be good move for both HAM
> and Ferrari.
> I can understand Hamilton, since all F1 drivers dream to drive for
> Ferrari. But, really what could be his motivation? More chamionship
> wins, more money?
>
Stardom in any sport is addictive, which is why so many sportsmen have
attempted comebacks or kept going when long past their best.

I think that a move to Ferrari could be just the fillip Hamilton needs to
rekindle his enthusiasm for the sport. He is at an age when he is probably
beginning to decline slightly physically but this is more than made up for
by the racecraft that comes with years of experience. Alonso has shown the
way!

Anyway, great for the sport and could turn out to be a master stroke.

--
Sir Tim

On 2 Feb 2024 09:57:32 GMT, Sir Tim <no_email@invalid.invalid> wrote:

>>
>Stardom in any sport is addictive, which is why so many sportsmen have
>attempted comebacks or kept going when long past their best.

Yes, most of them never give up.

>I think that a move to Ferrari could be just the fillip Hamilton needs to
>rekindle his enthusiasm for the sport. He is at an age when he is probably
>beginning to decline slightly physically but this is more than made up for
>by the racecraft that comes with years of experience. Alonso has shown the
>way!

Alonso is incredible at his age. Well done. Hamilton is getting old
for F1, but he still is in excellent shape. As I said, the problem
might be the motivation, not his driving ability.
>
>Anyway, great for the sport and could turn out to be a master stroke.

For sure! It would be great! Ferrari need success for years. But, top
driver is not enough. They need to fix their organization. So much
errors and strange decisions.

On 2/2/2024 06:13, Yazoo wrote:

>
> For sure! It would be great! Ferrari need success for years. But, top
> driver is not enough. They need to fix their organization. So much
> errors and strange decisions.
>
>

That's what made Hamilton's move odd to me. Speaking as a Ferrari fan,
while there was some improvement, the Merc is still IMHO the better car
compared to the Ferrari. The strange decision making didn't help
Ferrari, either. Perhaps Hamilton knows something we don't?

--

Intelligence is no guarantee against being dead wrong.
--Carl Sagan

On 2/02/2024 10:49 pm, Hornplayer9599 wrote:
> On 2/2/2024 06:13, Yazoo wrote:
>
>>
>> For sure! It would be great! Ferrari need success for years. But, top
>> driver is not enough. They need to fix their organization. So much
>> errors and strange decisions.
>>
>>
>
> That's what made Hamilton's move odd to me.  Speaking as a Ferrari fan,
> while there was some improvement, the Merc is still IMHO the better car
> compared to the Ferrari.  The strange decision making didn't help
> Ferrari, either.  Perhaps Hamilton knows something we don't?
>
Maybe I'm a cynic, but I feel that the reported $100M may have something
to do with the move.

On Sun, 4 Feb 2024 19:43:44 +1000, keithr0 <user@account.invalid>
wrote:
ari, either.  Perhaps Hamilton knows something we don't?
>>
>Maybe I'm a cynic, but I feel that the reported $100M may have something
>to do with the move.

OK, that's a LOT of money. But, Hamilton has already accumulated big
pile of money. Probably hundreds of millions. I don't think that
another hundred mil is the main motivation.

On 5/02/2024 8:52 pm, Yazoo wrote:
> On Sun, 4 Feb 2024 19:43:44 +1000, keithr0 <user@account.invalid>
> wrote:
> ari, either.  Perhaps Hamilton knows something we don't?
>>>
>> Maybe I'm a cynic, but I feel that the reported $100M may have something
>> to do with the move.
>
> OK, that's a LOT of money. But, Hamilton has already accumulated big
> pile of money. Probably hundreds of millions. I don't think that
> another hundred mil is the main motivation.
>

Most of the 'greatests' of the last decade or 3 have done Ferrari at
some time.

geoff

On Mon, 5 Feb 2024 21:08:49 +1300, geoff <geoff@nospamgeoffwood.org>
wrote:

>On 5/02/2024 8:52 pm, Yazoo wrote:
>> On Sun, 4 Feb 2024 19:43:44 +1000, keithr0 <user@account.invalid>
>> wrote:
>> ari, either.  Perhaps Hamilton knows something we don't?
>>>>
>>> Maybe I'm a cynic, but I feel that the reported $100M may have something
>>> to do with the move.
>>
>> OK, that's a LOT of money. But, Hamilton has already accumulated big
>> pile of money. Probably hundreds of millions. I don't think that
>> another hundred mil is the main motivation.
>>
>
>Most of the 'greatests' of the last decade or 3 have done Ferrari at
>some time.
>
>geoff

Yes. As I wrote, most of drivers dream about drive for Ferrari.

Yazoo wrote:

> On Sun, 4 Feb 2024 19:43:44 +1000, keithr0 <user@account.invalid>
> wrote:
> ari, either.  Perhaps Hamilton knows something we don't?
> >>
> > Maybe I'm a cynic, but I feel that the reported $100M may have
> > something to do with the move.
>
> OK, that's a LOT of money. But, Hamilton has already accumulated big
> pile of money. Probably hundreds of millions. I don't think that
> another hundred mil is the main motivation.

Rather depends on whether he has a use/plan/project for the money.

Elon Musk has plans for $50B+; building his legacy...

Perhaps Hamilton has something more modest in mind.

On 2/5/24 08:52, Yazoo wrote:
> On Sun, 4 Feb 2024 19:43:44 +1000, keithr0 <user@account.invalid>
> wrote:
> ari, either.  Perhaps Hamilton knows something we don't?
>>>
>> Maybe I'm a cynic, but I feel that the reported $100M may have something
>> to do with the move.
>
> OK, that's a LOT of money. But, Hamilton has already accumulated big
> pile of money. Probably hundreds of millions. I don't think that
> another hundred mil is the main motivation.

Yea sure billionaires are never interested in more money and power.
We see that everywhere :-)

--
-------------

The moment any organization established from pure noble intentions get
some influence, it will be corrupted from both inside and outside.
Then we have organizations established from pure evil.

Edmund

On 2/1/2024 10:35 AM, Mr Gobrien wrote:
> Lewis Hamilton to leave Mercedes and join Ferrari for the 2025 Formula 1 season (he will stay at Mercedes this year)
>
> More - https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/13061245/lewis-hamilton-to-join-ferrari-for-2025-formula-1-season

Moving on. Writing-off the 2024 season.

On Monday, February 5, 2024 at 4:22:53 AM UTC-7, Bigbird wrote:

> Rather depends on whether he has a use/plan/project for the money.

You/are/fucking/annoying

On Monday, February 5, 2024 at 8:00:08 AM UTC-7, News wrote:

> Moving on.

unlike you
stuck in a fucking rut

On Monday, February 5, 2024 at 1:09:01 AM UTC-7, geoff wrote:

> Most of the 'greatests' of the last decade or 3 have done Ferrari at
> some time.

have done? last decade or 3? greatests? sp
can you be any more fucking useless and stupid and gay?

On 2/5/2024 2:47 AM, Yazoo wrote:
> On Mon, 5 Feb 2024 21:08:49 +1300, geoff <geoff@nospamgeoffwood.org>
> wrote:
>
>> On 5/02/2024 8:52 pm, Yazoo wrote:
>>> On Sun, 4 Feb 2024 19:43:44 +1000, keithr0 <user@account.invalid>
>>> wrote:
>>> ari, either.  Perhaps Hamilton knows something we don't?
>>>>>
>>>> Maybe I'm a cynic, but I feel that the reported $100M may have something
>>>> to do with the move.
>>>
>>> OK, that's a LOT of money. But, Hamilton has already accumulated big
>>> pile of money. Probably hundreds of millions. I don't think that
>>> another hundred mil is the main motivation.
>>>
>>
>> Most of the 'greatests' of the last decade or 3 have done Ferrari at
>> some time.
>>
>> geoff
>
> Yes. As I wrote, most of drivers dream about drive for Ferrari.
>

it's simple, he thinks his best bet to get #8 is in red, #8 is his only
goal to cement his already GOAT status, he doesn't think Merc has it in
them any longer to get him #8

On Sunday, February 4, 2024 at 2:43:48 AM UTC-7, keithr0 wrote:

> Maybe I'm a cynic, but I feel that the reported $100M may have something
> to do with the move.

Its $87M a year now. For 2 yrs

On Monday, February 5, 2024 at 4:22:53 AM UTC-7, Bigbird wrote:

> Rather depends on whether he has a use/plan/project for the money.
>
> Elon Musk has plans for $50B+; building his legacy...
>
> Perhaps Hamilton has something more modest in mind.

Look what the sewer backed up.
A fucking brain dead troll from rec.sport.golf.
A professional dog walker with financial expertise.
wow

On Fri, 02 Feb 2024 10:17:28 +0100, Yazoo <yazoo@myself.com> wrote:

>On Thu, 1 Feb 2024 07:35:40 -0800 (PST), Mr Gobrien
><mr_gobrien@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>Lewis Hamilton to leave Mercedes and join Ferrari for the 2025 Formula 1 season (he will stay at Mercedes this year)
>>
>>More - https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/13061245/lewis-hamilton-to-join-ferrari-for-2025-formula-1-season
>
>Well, nothing lasts forever.
>I've never been Ferrari fan, but this might be good move for both HAM
>and Ferrari.
>I can understand Hamilton, since all F1 drivers dream to drive for
>Ferrari. But, really what could be his motivation? More chamionship
>wins, more money?

At 39 years of age, Hamilton is moving into (if not already in) his
twilight years as an F1 driver. He is a far from stupid person and
knows that the chances of him achieving an 8th victory are unstoppably
dwindling. He now has a chance to fulfil the childhood dream of every
racer and, instead of having to fight to get that chance, he is being
paid millions to do so. Why on earth would he say no?

On 2 Feb 2024 09:57:32 GMT, Sir Tim <no_email@invalid.invalid> wrote:

>Yazoo <yazoo@myself.com> wrote:
>> On Thu, 1 Feb 2024 07:35:40 -0800 (PST), Mr Gobrien
>> <mr_gobrien@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> Lewis Hamilton to leave Mercedes and join Ferrari for the 2025 Formula 1
>>> season (he will stay at Mercedes this year)
>>>
>>> More -
>>> https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/13061245/lewis-hamilton-to-join-ferrari-for-2025-formula-1-season
>>
>> Well, nothing lasts forever.
>> I've never been Ferrari fan, but this might be good move for both HAM
>> and Ferrari.
>> I can understand Hamilton, since all F1 drivers dream to drive for
>> Ferrari. But, really what could be his motivation? More chamionship
>> wins, more money?
>>
>Stardom in any sport is addictive, which is why so many sportsmen have
>attempted comebacks or kept going when long past their best.
>
>I think that a move to Ferrari could be just the fillip Hamilton needs to
>rekindle his enthusiasm for the sport. He is at an age when he is probably
>beginning to decline slightly physically but this is more than made up for
>by the racecraft that comes with years of experience. Alonso has shown the
>way!
>
>Anyway, great for the sport and could turn out to be a master stroke.

I hope you are right but my gut feel is that this is mostly just a
prestige lap for both him and Ferrari.

In article <a98asipce7lk58ojhp2cpajt4f6e6rmf65@4ax.com>,
martinharran@gmail.com says...
>
> On 2 Feb 2024 09:57:32 GMT, Sir Tim <no_email@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>
> >Yazoo <yazoo@myself.com> wrote:
> >> On Thu, 1 Feb 2024 07:35:40 -0800 (PST), Mr Gobrien
> >> <mr_gobrien@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Lewis Hamilton to leave Mercedes and join Ferrari for the 2025 Formula 1
> >>> season (he will stay at Mercedes this year)
> >>>
> >>> More -
> >>> https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/13061245/lewis-hamilton-to-join-ferrari-for-2025-formula-1-season
> >>
> >> Well, nothing lasts forever.
> >> I've never been Ferrari fan, but this might be good move for both HAM
> >> and Ferrari.
> >> I can understand Hamilton, since all F1 drivers dream to drive for
> >> Ferrari. But, really what could be his motivation? More chamionship
> >> wins, more money?
> >>
> >Stardom in any sport is addictive, which is why so many sportsmen have
> >attempted comebacks or kept going when long past their best.
> >
> >I think that a move to Ferrari could be just the fillip Hamilton needs to
> >rekindle his enthusiasm for the sport. He is at an age when he is probably
> >beginning to decline slightly physically but this is more than made up for
> >by the racecraft that comes with years of experience. Alonso has shown the
> >way!
> >
> >Anyway, great for the sport and could turn out to be a master stroke.
>
> I hope you are right but my gut feel is that this is mostly just a
> prestige lap for both him and Ferrari.

Yea. Hamilton has decided that Merc can no longer provide him with a car
to take another championship. As LH has always said that he wanted to
drive for Ferrari at some point in his career, now that the stars have
aligned he has jumped for it. It may be the only chance he'll get.

I know some are saying that LH thinks he has a chance with Ferrari but I
don't buy it. LH will of course, try for another championship, but I
don't think he really believes he will be able to do it.

--
Alan LeHun

On Fri, 9 Feb 2024 05:43:52 -0000, Alan LeHun <try@reply.to> wrote:

>
>Yea. Hamilton has decided that Merc can no longer provide him with a car
>to take another championship. As LH has always said that he wanted to
>drive for Ferrari at some point in his career, now that the stars have
>aligned he has jumped for it. It may be the only chance he'll get.
>

Probably.

>I know some are saying that LH thinks he has a chance with Ferrari but I
>don't buy it. LH will of course, try for another championship, but I
>don't think he really believes he will be able to do it.

This!

On 2/9/2024 12:43 AM, Alan LeHun wrote:
> Yea. Hamilton has decided that Merc can no longer provide him with a
> car to take another championship. As LH has always said that he
> wanted to drive for Ferrari at some point in his career, now that the
> stars have aligned he has jumped for it. It may be the only chance
> he'll get.
>
> I know some are saying that LH thinks he has a chance with Ferrari
> but I don't buy it. LH will of course, try for another championship,
> but I don't think he really believes he will be able to do it.

I think that if Hamilton didn't believe he could win another
championship he would have retired. He has plenty of other interests.

I suspect that most of the grid believes they could win the championship
with the right car - even drivers almost all of us would assess as
having no chance. Hands up if, before the 2016 season, you thought
Rosberg would ever be able to beat Lewis to the championship.

--
Mark Jackson - https://mark-jackson.online/
I have tried to bring scientific thinking to literary
criticism, and there's been very little gratitude for this.
- Kurt Vonnegut

Mark Jackson <mjackson@alumni.caltech.edu> wrote:
> On 2/9/2024 12:43 AM, Alan LeHun wrote:
>> Yea. Hamilton has decided that Merc can no longer provide him with a
>> car to take another championship. As LH has always said that he
>> wanted to drive for Ferrari at some point in his career, now that the
>> stars have aligned he has jumped for it. It may be the only chance
>> he'll get.
>>
>> I know some are saying that LH thinks he has a chance with Ferrari
>> but I don't buy it. LH will of course, try for another championship,
>> but I don't think he really believes he will be able to do it.
>
> I think that if Hamilton didn't believe he could win another
> championship he would have retired. He has plenty of other interests.

I believe that the move to Ferrari will be exactly what Lewis needs to
rekindle his talent and push him towards an eighth title.
Alonso has shown that, within reason, age is no barrier (and Fangio was
Hamilton’s age when he won his first, of five, WDCs).
>
> I suspect that most of the grid believes they could win the championship
> with the right car - even drivers almost all of us would assess as
> having no chance. Hands up if, before the 2016 season, you thought
> Rosberg would ever be able to beat Lewis to the championship.
>
Or that Lewis could win another six titles with Mercedes after leaving
McLaren.

--
Sir Tim