Sebastian Vettel’s brother, Fabian, has doubts about the combination of Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari, believing they “don’t happen together”.
Hamilton is now gearing up for one last season with Mercedes before embarking on an exciting new career break, as the dream of moving to Ferrari after all becomes a reality.
After years of speculation, a landmark deal ahead of the 2024 F1 campaign has been announced whereby Hamilton will drive for Ferrari next year, replacing Carlos Sainz as Charles Leclerc’s teammate.
Hamilton will have to do what four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel couldn’t do when he swapped Red Bull for Ferrari, which is to return the name of the winning days to Maranello, with Ferrari’s most recent name being the 2008 constructors’ crown.
However, Vettel’s brother feels that Hamilton and Ferrari are more of a clash of personalities than a better match.
“The personality of Lewis and the Ferrari team, as I have experienced as a disciple of Seb, do not go together,” Fabian told Sky.
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Hamilton’s imminent replacement for Ferrari means there is a huge void at eight-time constructors’ champion Mercedes, and Sebastian’s call naturally comes up in discussions about potential candidates, especially as Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff is ruling out a “bold” choice.
The 53-time Grand Prix winner retired after the 2022 campaign, but while he admits there will be some “appeal” to returning to F1, his brother Fabian doubts it is a possibility: “I’m not in a position to do it. “”. . . speak for Sebastian. “
He continued: “I don’t doubt some desire, attractiveness and skills, but I wouldn’t fit in. Sebastian left at that time for another purpose.
Sebastian has spoken more and more about environmental and sustainability considerations in the final years of his F1 career, speaking out and bringing F1’s attention to the issues he has seen, as well as leading various projects such as the structure of hotels for bees and insects in Austria and Japan respectively.
Wolff recently revealed that he is in “regular” contact with him, although the issue of a possible return to F1 to fill the void left by Hamilton has not been raised.
Speaking to the media, adding PlanetF1. com’s Thomas Maher, Wolff said: “I think he has made the decision to keep racing. We communicate regularly. “
“We also spoke yesterday, it wasn’t about driving for us in the future. “
Several drivers have been linked with this Mercedes seat, including Sainz, Fernando Alonso, Esteban Ocon and Mercedes junior Andrea Kimi Antonelli.
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