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Former Ferrari boss reveals efforts to sign Hamilton

Article To news overview © Mercedes Former Ferrari Team Principal Stefano Domenicali has admitted to trying to sign Lewis Hamilton earlier in his career. Hamilton started his F1 journey with McLaren in 2007 and stayed at the team until the end of the 2012 season, when he was convinced to join Mercedes ahead of the sport's turbo-hybrid era. Domenicali, who led Ferrari between 2008 and 2014, has now revealed that efforts were made to bring Hamilton to the Scuderia, though did not go into specifics about timeframes and the number of approaches. Asked by Sky Sports if he ever thought about signing Hamilton, Domenicali said: "To be honest, yes. This is true. We've discussed that."...
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