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Ecclestone: Ferrari pursuit of Hamilton ‘a bit of an ego thing’
© XPB Michael Delaney
30/04/2024 at 17:1430/04/2024 at 15:34 Former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone says he was surprised by Lewis Hamilton’s decision to join Ferrari, and suggests the move was driven by ego on the part of the Italian manufacturer. Last summer, Hamilton extended his long-standing allegiance to Mercedes for an additional two years. However, the seven-time world champion underwent a change of heart over the winter, perhaps frustrated by the lacklustre end to the team’s 2023 campaign and its continued inability to master F1’s ground effect regulations. An underlying option in Hamilton’s contract and which the Briton duly exercised allowed for the termination...
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