It's a no brainer for Hamilton. He could only really do it now.. If Mercedes happen to have a winning car this year, he still has a chance at a Title and then he has a go with Ferrari. If Mercedes is poor, then he can have a go at Ferrari. And if Ferrari is not great on 2025 he can have a say in the 2026 car and the new regs. If Ferrari doesn't work out, he will have driven for 3 of the best teams ever in Formula 1 and had a long and hugely successful career anyway.
@@cptdave4048max needed the rules being manipulated, checo, and 2 alpha tauris to win him the title💀 pipe down. He aint allat. Your "max factor" shat himself at the abu dhabi start lmao
“Both Lewis and Toto agree” that’s absolutely not the case. Hamilton wanted 3 years and an ambassador role which their counter offer was 1 year deal and no ambassador role. Hamilton wanted to retire as a Mercedes driver, but they didn’t valued him enough and that’s what has been reported .
There's often quite a bit lost in translation when people are "reporting". To think that Toto would not roll out the red carpet for Hamilton is laughable. These people are competent and Mercedes has been planning for this day (ie Antonelli). There was certainly a mutual understanding of what a short term contract would mean, for both parties.
@@karlosdelacruz3803 mate in what rock you been living under? It’s been reported for years that the Mercedes board didn’t want to pay Lewis what he wanted and it has been reported for over a year that Lewis and Mercedes were not agreeing on a deal because Hamilton wanted an ambassador role. This is not a Reddit rumor, it’s been reported by several people. Also Toto is part of the board, if he wanted he could have given Lewis the three years he wanted, do you think Lewis was keen on the 1 year deals? He said no to Ferrari more than once before accepting. Just do you research.
Mercedes is a German brand and firstly, they didn’t want their German idol Schumacher’s record to be broken by a black British driver. Secondly, Abu Dhabi was clearly orchestrated by Mercedes and the FIA to gift Maxipad a title and to again block Lewis from surpassing Schumacher. And finally, they didn’t want to offer Lewis an ambassador role when he retires because again, he’s not German and he’s black! I’m glad Lewis is moving away from Mercedes!
I remember last season with all the talk with who had the tougher teammates between Max and Lewis, and now going into 2025, Charles will have been teammates with Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton
Unphased? My guy, Leclerc has been the epitomy of inconsistency lately. The guy has a huge problem with pressure. And we all know what happens to Hamilton when he gets a competent team mate. Defintely phased
I agree! Lewis announcing it this early is actually a good thing for everyone! Gives everyone the chance to duke it out all season long for seats makes it exciting now cause no one is safe .... except stroll
I think Lewis wanted a change of scenery. Even from the outside, it felt like Lewis and Merc had become a stale partnership. And the media covered MB like every GP that wasn’t a win was a disaster. Now, he can go somewhere fresh, a new adventure, no development black hole, etc. He can just enjoy himself whether or not the Ferrari can challenge for a title.
Lewis and Toto didn't agree on that. Lewis and Toto both wanted a long deal for him. The board of directors of Mercedes-Benz are the ones who refused a long contract and refused him an ambassadorial role. Lewis also did not drive the W15 in the simulator and it has been stated that the W15's performance (whether good or not) was not a factor in his decision. The Ferrari chairmen offered Lewis a ridiculously fruitful contract along with an ambassador role and a lot of money to fund his charities and initiatives. Ferrari just seemed to want him more than Mercedes did.
Regarding the relationship between Charles and Lewis, I think Ferrari may be playing 5D Chess or something. In my opinion, apart from bringing a 7x WDC and one of the greatest to ever do it, they're bringing in a driver with loads and loads of experience, knowledge and, as you said, racing intelligence, and with Lewis being in the twilight of his career, he can (and I think will) pass this experience onto Charles and Ferrari as well. Lewis and Charles get along extremely well, we can see that all the time and I think that's why there won't be the "Hamilton-Rosberg" or even "Vettel-Webber" dynamic. And also, even though Lewis wants to win that 8th, I don't think it's the be-all or end-all for him anymore. In my view, Lewis already knows that he's achieved just about everything he could, so If he sees that he's just that tiny bit behind Charles (it can happen, don't you dare say it can't) and knowing Ferrari is essentially Charles' team for the next XY years, I think he would step up as great support for Charles in his charge for his WDC. (God, I hope that last part made sense as I intended it to xD) Anyway, I can't wait for next year to come. And this year as well, silly season is gonna be fun. PS: Congrats on your first property, good job!
As a Hamilton fan, I know he can be ruthless when he have the car to win. He gets a long with Russel mostly at Mercedes because the cars are not enough to fight for the title. With a car capable of challenging for the title, Hamilton will ignore team order and go for it. I prefer if they don't have a clear #1&2 and just let them fight.
This a good point. I feel like Ferrari has a better understanding of the current regulations than Mercedes but they just don't have that experienced driver to fill in the gaps
I think Toto confirmed that he was more than happy to give Lewis a 3 year deal like he wanted and the ambassadorship but that the rest of the board didnt agree. Toto understands why he left because it was a variation from the status quo of Toto makes the calls with Lewis as the focus. Obv there has been a shift to George but it isnt Totos fault IMO
After the shock has settled I'm now super hyped for this move! Still incredibly nervous about Ferrari strategy and tire life though and I'm PRAYING that Lewis and Charles relationship doesn't completely implode🤞
Absolutely no worries, Aldas, about how "late" this video is. I actually prefer the timing because there's been time for my "suggested videos" list to clear up and I do think the immediately rushed videos are for several creators (but obviously not all creators), just rushed and not really substantive or thought out I look forward to further deeper dive videos on this topic from you!
For the past 2 years Hamilton has been telling Mercedes ''you guys didn't listen to me'' about the concept of the car. I think something like this would have had an influence as well.
If I’m Toto I’m getting Alonso if I can, and if not I’m watching Antonelli and giving him the seat if he’s winning in F2. They need something bold to keep buzz about the team. Sainz Albon and Ocon would be good, but they lack that buzz
Your excitement has me excited too. As a hamilton fan im very happy for him but as a merc fan im confused but undoubtedly excited as an f1 fan. Great video❤
I REMEMBER saying this on your channel about Ferrari 😂 I said “in my opinion and life time Ferrari will NEVER win a championship unless you have the likes of Lewis/Alonso as still active and competing at a HIGH level take that challenge on” 😂 if 2021 didn’t SOLIDIFY Sir Lewis Hamilton as a living legend in F1, watch what he does with Ferrari 🔥
Great content. One of your best videos. I like it when you are a little less scripted, you speak to us like your just having a conversation with us. Instead of your usual slower up and down cadence that you have. I too was stunned that Lewis left Mercedes, sometimes when a company thinks they have the upper hand with their employees, things like this happen, and employees react with their feet. I'm waiting to see how this works out with Charles, and with Carlos, pretty sure he's gutted after being the only other driver to give his team a victory, outside of RB last year. Seriously doubt Toto would bring back Valteri, I'm thinking Albon, I doubt Toto will ask Alonso will grab his walker and head over to Mercedes, for what, maybe a year.
I think the biggest team switch shock was for 1996 season. Michael just won title with Benetton and then he decided to go to mess of a team at the time Ferrari.
@@Roxas-ph3te Senna's move to Williams was predictable as he was pining for that seat the year before. Williams was the dominant championship winning team and with Prost retiring, this was his chance.
@evodude919 For sure, it was predictable, but what I meant by surreal was Ayrton, who was synonymous with Mclaren and still the best driver at the time moving to Williams to fill in for Prost was box office not to mention he was trying to win number 4 like Prost did
Lewis moving to ferrari is just a normal driver move, top driver switching top teams, akin to schumachers move to ferrari. But mercedes was 5th in 2012 when hamiliton signed for them and mclaren had contestested the 2010 title and for wins in 2011 and 12. Merc hadn't been comoetive since 09 when brawn found the double diffuser and outwash concept
I'll add this, is that the 2024 season will need to be a historical season in on itself to be even remembered as relevant. It's preceding the most anticipated driver pairing in decades
I think it’s a childhood dream of his to race for Ferrari, gets paid a ton of cash, Ferrari very well might be faster than merc moving forward, & he gets to reinvigorate his twilight years with a new challenge. I think it just makes sense & the timing was finally there to make it happen. He could win #8 but at the very least I do think he’ll win between 5-10 races with Ferrari
Congrats on your new appartment Aldas! I don't think I've seem so much pre-season drama in 30 years of watching F1. The Lewis news is insane!! Lewis and Charles are going to comprise the new sounds for Ferrati's EV's like Han Zimmer did for BMW 😅
He's coming up to retirement in the next few years. He's wanted to drive for Ferrari since he was a kid. This was probably his last opportunity to go there. There doesn't have to be any sinister or otherwise negative reason, those are enough.
If you pause this video at 13:11 and walk around the room it feels like Aldas is staring at you no matter where you go. I had it paused to go to the bathroom, I then walked back into my living room and the computer screen was angled about 60/65 degrees away from me but it looked and felt like he was looking right at me, I moved to about 70/70 degrees and towards 40/45 degrees to test it out, That's how I discovered this lol
"This year"? What do you mean? It's highly unlikely any team will challenge Red Bull regularly in 2024. And Lewis will still be at Merc this year. Checo is gone after this year no matter what, it's pretty clear.
Hamilton has no shy for challenges. He took it from his day 1 in F1 being paired an all-time great. I believe what Horner said about Anthony Hamilton talked with him about Lewis to drive for RBR was genuine. Ham wants a fast track to get #8. In this case, RBR is the way. That means he wanted to challenge Max not Leclerc. H/e, RBR refused to give him a seat. This Ferrari move is an alternation of it.
Once again, I am thanking Louis Hamilton for his move to Ferrari, which has catalyzed fantastic commentaries like this. I am enjoying the hell out of all of it...🤩🤩
What happened to W15 then he is building a car he is in factory every day he is in wind tunnel he brings every one together W15 is gonna be 10 sec faster a lap what happens to all those clams then. If he wins his 10 championship in MB is he gonna stay?
Saying that Leclerc has never had issues with his teammates glosses over the persistent drama between him and Vettel in 2019 that culminated in their Brazil collision!
18:12 I don't think you need to worry about who is number 1 and who is number 2 in this driver line up because of the fact that as you said this is Leclercs team, And Hamilton has already achieved so much in his career that it's not like he's going to want to prove themselves, Both drivers have proven they are good enough, Leclerc isn't fighting for his place and neither is Lewis. The number 1 and 2 dynamic is only in place when you have 2 young drivers trying to solidify their place in the team, Trying to prove they belong, Safeguarding themselves from the threat of a fresh new prospect taking their place, If you look at the grid right now there is no one really likely to threaten for a Ferrari seat, They have a great academy full of drivers to step up when Lewis retires, They don't need to shop around and there is no one on a trajectory to threaten their seats. Sainz was only going to be replaced by a world class driver, All the other great drivers have a solid seat, Lando is at Mclaren alongside Piastri who has proved he is good enough but is also settling into Mclaren and might look for that Ferrari seat when Lewis retires, Verstappen is at Redbull, George is at Mercedes, Fernando is almost a like for like swap (Experienced Champion with plenty of pace/talent but getting towards the end of their career) Everyone else on the grid isn't close to the level of Leclerc & Hamilton so their seats are safe. Maybe in 3 years time 2027/2028 when you have the likes of Kimi Antonelli, Ollie Bearman and perhaps Victor Martins, Vesti and so on joining the grid then it might be tricky but until then I don't think they need to worry, Lawson is good but if he gets a seat at a top team it will be at Redbull (more than likely) Hope you all enjoyed the read!!
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other moves to Ferrari were as big -some would say even bigger news- back then: Schumacher coming after 2 WDC and at his prime, and even more: Prost moving to Ferrari at the peak of his rivalry with Senna. Of course there were no social media back then. But one thing nevers changes: Ferrari !
10:31 Correction, he's been with Mercedes since at least 2007. Mercedes powered the McLarens he drove. McLaren and I think Mercedes were also backing him in karting. Mercedes as a team were with him since 2013 since they didn't exist as a team in 2007
It'd be really nice to see Albon take Lewis's seat at Mercedes. Russell and Albon could be a really entertaining driver pair-up and if Mercedes make a good car that can compete with RedBull for the title and if RedBull get a better second driver like Norris or Tsunoda or even Ricardo if he turns his career around it could create a really interesting season or even an interesting era of racing. I could see Albon, Lando, Russell and Yuki all challenging Vestappen for the title in the seasons to come if they get a chance at better cars.
This id definitely a big move. Even though i enjoyed his time at MERC, Ferrari will benefit from his input and experience. I mean Ferrari's stock moved up after the announcement too.
Saying Hamilton and Leclerc could be the strongest teammate paring is a bit of a strech. As you said, we dont know how well Leclerc will do in its future, but i shall remember you that Hamilton and Alonso were teammates
Understand what your saying but i think if a Driver was to leave a championship winning car and team for another less successful team in that year's championship ( like Michael in 96 ) then yes its a big deal.
Nah Charles cannot beat the very experienced Lewis. Well ok maybe sometimes, but not most of the time. By the way, the Ferrari last year was better than the Mercedes and Lewis came 3rd in the championship and 2nd in the constructors where was Charles?
@@johnrhule3489 just because the ferrari had more highs doesnt make it better than mercedes lol,ferrari had twice the amount of lows that mercedes had and experience is not all you need to win a championship,pace matters and leclerc is one of the fastest in race pace and definitely the fastest in quali pace,sure hamilton is just as fast if not very slightly better than leclerc rn in race pace(According to the media bullshit)but i think thats false since whenever leclerc has had a car he likes he has been amazing in everything
I think (unpopular opinion most likely) that Mick Schumacher will get the 2025 seat. He's already the Mercedes test driver, he did decently in F1 when he was in it (sue me), he's going to drive in the WEC which will certainly improve his consistency, and Wolff waxes lyrical about the guy
I'm not sure why Russell gets any positive commentary. He never had a single stand out race at Williams. He had nine nice races at the start in 2022 while Hamilton got his head together/Mercedes got their car sorted a bit. The only reason he won Brazil '22 was because Verstappen went back to racing Hamilton like he did in 2021. I think Mercedes are in a world of hurt and that they'll throw bags of cash at Alonso, because a high profile name is all they can get right now.
Thats just dumb i agree with russel not being the next champion i dont rate him very high but saying he didnt have a single stand out race is far fetched. There is a reason why Mercedes took Russell if he didnt perform he wouldnt be in one of the best seats in F1
@@Kifuqwerty yet you offered not one race to refute my claim. Rebuttals don't get dumber than that, son. Moreover, I know that there's a reason Russell was hired. Probably because he was one of those under Wolff's management at one time. Same as most drivers got rides with Briatore-managed teams when he managed them. That doesn't explain why he's been so lackluster in races at Mercedes, same as he was at Williams.
I am not sure how it would work: Leclerc like Verstappen or Schumacher likes oversteery cars while Hamilton like Alonso or Sainz or Perez like understeery cars. Maybe Ferrari want to hedge their bet if the car turns out one way or the other.
You don’t bring SLH in without it being his team or at the very least allowing both drivers to fight. So this may be Lecler’s team but that’ll kick in after Ham departs Ferrari, this is very much the Hamilton show. Don’t be silly if we’re talking numbers if we’re talking Jewlrey Ham has more chips than the field combined. His show his team his call. Freddy has deep ties with Sir Ham you remember that pal
I mean leclerc is good guys but outside of saturday he hasnt proved anything over a season yet sooooo. I get the argument of ferrari screwing him but still he doesnt equal the consistancy of max/hamilton
It isn't on my opinion exactly that big deal at the end. Hamilton can easily just drop any time when he wants as what he achieved and can try whatever he wants. Only thing he needs as he is just hungry for money as he needs bigger teams to backup. As Red Bull is gone because of Verstappen and now only like Astom Martin and Ferrari could be options. I would not see him with Alonso as that combination sucked before and it would not be good even now. This is basically same kind surprise jump as Nico Rosberg leaving the whole F1 as it was surprise to Mercedes as well. It was kinda obvious as winning once against Hamilton was enough to him. Of course other things were there but being second driver isn't most likely to everyone.
This has been brewing for a long time. I believe Mercedes thought he had no other option and weren't willing to commit to him anymore. This happens to all great drivers, even Schumacher got pushed out despite all he did for them. Mercedes will fall off similar to Mclaren when Lewis left.
This is great news for red bull, since having hamilton is now considered a curse and not a blessing, Mercedes has been ran into the ground. Now ferrari. However this does mean that the competitive scene will be skewered making redpoll the sole tip tier team, followed by Mercedes and then ferrari. MAX MAX MAX!!!
I don't think you understand what loyalty means. It's easy to stay at a team when you get the fastest car on the grid year after year. Loyalty is sticking with that team when they don't have the fastest car on the grid. If any other driver had made the same move it wouldn't be an issue, it's the fact he preaches about being loyal but drops them when he doesn't get the fastest car.
If Hamilton hadn't taken this chance now, he would have found the doors closed later on with him at the end of his contract and Mercedes dictating all his options. Also were it not for Lewis, Ferrari would have been 2nd in the championship. In football, you would buy that key player rather than have him playing against you. The fact of the matter is Ferrari will have seen the contributions made by Hamilton to bring on the car, and they know they'll need that kind of experience and driver feedback, developing the 2026 car. Hamilton will be doing what he did when he joined Mercedes a year before the hybrid rules change.
IMO, there's no way that Alonso gets the seat. He definitely still has it in him but he would be almost 44 by the time the seat is vacated and Toto likes stable line-ups. I would guess he is much more inclined to take known-quantity Sainz or promote Antonelli (most likely) to go along with George.
Alonso is a more known quantity than Sainz. And Sainz would not make the line-up any more stable than Alonso would, because both of them would be there for a year or two before Antonelli is ready to step up. Speaking of, I don't think the idea of a driver who hasn't even driven about Formula Regional level yet would be the most likely contender for a top F1 seat next year. That sounds mad, despite how great Antonelli. We haven't even seen him drive an F2 race to know if he adapts quickly and challenges for the title or if he will need two years there due to the big jump of skipping F3. And at least a year for him in the Williams is a logical move too.
I think it says a lot about Mercedes not inspiring any confidence for Lewis l. I’d say Ferrari must have something special coming 2026. Obviously they wrote lewis a blank cheque but I don’t think Lewis would trade all the money in the world for the chance to win that 8th championship
I think this move is not that big comparing to Michael's transfer from Benetton in 1995 (when he had won 9 races) to Ferrari (1 win in Canada that year). He was young and the only title-winner in the paddock after Mansell had left McLaren. It was like Verstappen's move to Ferrari nowadays. I guess Hamilton's transfer in Ferrari is not the biggest deal ever, but the most huge move in the era of social media.
Biggest move doesn't mean most unexpected move. He explained that in the video. He even said Lewis from McLaren to Mercedes was a more unexpected move, but that Lewis from Mercedes to Ferrari is still a bigger move.
Quite a move by Lewis. I don't buy that it is a win-win for him. He doesn't need to take the risk but he did. LeClerc is the fastest man over a single lap and for a 40yo Lewis to put his reputation up like this is impressive. There is no doubt that there is degradation of skill as a pilot at this point. If he were to match or even beat Charles, this would be immensely impressive.
It took me awhile to process Lewis going to Ferrari but afterwards I fully believe that they will have the strongest lineup in 2025. There’s been a lot of people saying Lewis is going to beat Charles but some people tend to forget that Charles came into Vettel’s team as 2nd driver and beat him. I think they’ll be on par and Charles will learn a lot having Lewis as a teammate. I’m more excited for 2025 than 2024 😂
I heard you but Vettel is no Hamilton tbf. It's a whole different beast when it come to driving skill. Charles has the home field advantage, however I rate Lewis to adapt pretty quick. 2026 is Hamilton's actual target probably.
I think Ferrari are committed to Charles but I wouldn’t say it’s team. Ferrari is Ferrari and no one driver bigger than that. It was different with Michael because he brought his old team with him so it really was his team. It is back to being Ferrari having drivers and Charles has not really taken the command of the team, he’s still much too reliant on them.
i feel like the comment about his loyalty to Mercedes is kinda flawed because yes he did make a risky move to join Mercedes while the team wasnt looking very promising, but after he did join them they just kept winning of course he wouldn't of left
I started watching F1 in 2020, and 2021 was an amazing season. I watched every race. Since then? It has gotten more and more boring to watch. It is so predictable, that I'm actually subconsciously rooting for mechanical failures, failed pit stops, or accidents for things to happen. I now understand why people got bored between 2014 and 2020, every race was 50-70 Lewis Hamilton victory laps. Now it is Max. Hopefully something changes and there is real competition. As far as racing goes, INDYcar slaps F1 two ways from Tuesday at the moment.
Lewis sees the decline of his team and got annoyed by it He also sees Verstappen winning consecutive championships and he isn't the man to beat anymore He knows that he has nothing to lose by joining Ferrari and winning a championship with them would make him a bigger legend than Schumacher
It's a no brainer for Hamilton. He could only really do it now.. If Mercedes happen to have a winning car this year, he still has a chance at a Title and then he has a go with Ferrari. If Mercedes is poor, then he can have a go at Ferrari. And if Ferrari is not great on 2025 he can have a say in the 2026 car and the new regs. If Ferrari doesn't work out, he will have driven for 3 of the best teams ever in Formula 1 and had a long and hugely successful career anyway.
@@cptdave4048what's max got to do with it? Or is that you max on a troll account?
@@andrewbragg504gotta be max trolling
@@cptdave4048 yeah but what's max got to do with the original comment?
@@cptdave4048max needed the rules being manipulated, checo, and 2 alpha tauris to win him the title💀 pipe down. He aint allat. Your "max factor" shat himself at the abu dhabi start lmao
You summarized it well
“Both Lewis and Toto agree” that’s absolutely not the case. Hamilton wanted 3 years and an ambassador role which their counter offer was 1 year deal and no ambassador role. Hamilton wanted to retire as a Mercedes driver, but they didn’t valued him enough and that’s what has been reported .
All the press seem to have forgotten that information, I agree I think they offered him what he wanted.
There's often quite a bit lost in translation when people are "reporting". To think that Toto would not roll out the red carpet for Hamilton is laughable. These people are competent and Mercedes has been planning for this day (ie Antonelli). There was certainly a mutual understanding of what a short term contract would mean, for both parties.
@@karlosdelacruz3803 mate in what rock you been living under? It’s been reported for years that the Mercedes board didn’t want to pay Lewis what he wanted and it has been reported for over a year that Lewis and Mercedes were not agreeing on a deal because Hamilton wanted an ambassador role. This is not a Reddit rumor, it’s been reported by several people. Also Toto is part of the board, if he wanted he could have given Lewis the three years he wanted, do you think Lewis was keen on the 1 year deals? He said no to Ferrari more than once before accepting. Just do you research.
Mercedes is a German brand and firstly, they didn’t want their German idol Schumacher’s record to be broken by a black British driver. Secondly, Abu Dhabi was clearly orchestrated by Mercedes and the FIA to gift Maxipad a title and to again block Lewis from surpassing Schumacher. And finally, they didn’t want to offer Lewis an ambassador role when he retires because again, he’s not German and he’s black! I’m glad Lewis is moving away from Mercedes!
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The best thing about Alda’s is he is not a hater. He gives credit where it is due without stanning or brown-nosing.
I remember last season with all the talk with who had the tougher teammates between Max and Lewis, and now going into 2025, Charles will have been teammates with Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton
@@omuuboi Imagine Max with Alonso and the temper tantrums that would ensue... 🤣
Ferrari will have 2 drivers who are proven to be unphased by Max Verstappen and can match or beat him in wheel to wheel racing.
As long as Ferrari doesn’t give them both bad strategies and a half decent car.
Unphased is one thing… just as quick is another entirely.
@@blakebarone1809if Ferrari delivers then unphased is the only important part of the statement.
Unphased? My guy, Leclerc has been the epitomy of inconsistency lately. The guy has a huge problem with pressure. And we all know what happens to Hamilton when he gets a competent team mate. Defintely phased
@@tilltronje1623 Leclerc was more consistent than Sainz last year, lmao.
I agree! Lewis announcing it this early is actually a good thing for everyone! Gives everyone the chance to duke it out all season long for seats makes it exciting now cause no one is safe .... except stroll
The most popular/successful team in F1 paired with the most popular/successful driver in F1. As far as marketing, they’re unstoppable together.
and of course congrats on the move to London on your first property!
Not something I’d be congratulating when you’ve got beautiful little hamlets that are half the price 💀
@@Degenevesting Woke up on the wrong side of the bed?
@@Degenevestinglocation > square ft
When you think back, Lewis winning the drivers championship back in 08 overshadowed Ferraris constructors title.
Every single drivers' championship will overshadow every single constructors' championship, always
@@Robalexeexcept 2021
I think Lewis wanted a change of scenery. Even from the outside, it felt like Lewis and Merc had become a stale partnership. And the media covered MB like every GP that wasn’t a win was a disaster. Now, he can go somewhere fresh, a new adventure, no development black hole, etc. He can just enjoy himself whether or not the Ferrari can challenge for a title.
Leave it to lewis & seb to provide entertainment for f1 fans even when they aren't winning.
Those 2 have literally carried the sport for 15 years
Truth!💯 Lewis hasn’t won in 2 years but he still attracts more attention than human error toddler! Roscoe has more of a personality than the WDC!
Seb should come back and join Merc so we can have a "Silver vs Red" again
@@samuraibirds917 THAT IS THE THEME - no cares for verstappen/redbullshet
Lewis and Toto didn't agree on that. Lewis and Toto both wanted a long deal for him. The board of directors of Mercedes-Benz are the ones who refused a long contract and refused him an ambassadorial role. Lewis also did not drive the W15 in the simulator and it has been stated that the W15's performance (whether good or not) was not a factor in his decision. The Ferrari chairmen offered Lewis a ridiculously fruitful contract along with an ambassador role and a lot of money to fund his charities and initiatives. Ferrari just seemed to want him more than Mercedes did.
And with that move, Luigi Pastramilton was born 😂😂😂
Regarding the relationship between Charles and Lewis, I think Ferrari may be playing 5D Chess or something. In my opinion, apart from bringing a 7x WDC and one of the greatest to ever do it, they're bringing in a driver with loads and loads of experience, knowledge and, as you said, racing intelligence, and with Lewis being in the twilight of his career, he can (and I think will) pass this experience onto Charles and Ferrari as well. Lewis and Charles get along extremely well, we can see that all the time and I think that's why there won't be the "Hamilton-Rosberg" or even "Vettel-Webber" dynamic.
And also, even though Lewis wants to win that 8th, I don't think it's the be-all or end-all for him anymore. In my view, Lewis already knows that he's achieved just about everything he could, so If he sees that he's just that tiny bit behind Charles (it can happen, don't you dare say it can't) and knowing Ferrari is essentially Charles' team for the next XY years, I think he would step up as great support for Charles in his charge for his WDC. (God, I hope that last part made sense as I intended it to xD)
Anyway, I can't wait for next year to come. And this year as well, silly season is gonna be fun.
PS: Congrats on your first property, good job!
as a lewis fan, i 100% see where ur coming from . it makes sense for all parties here too
Can we just all agree to stop using the 4D, 5D, etc. chess? I am sure Ferrari hope Lewis can teach Leclerc some ruthlessness.
As a Hamilton fan, I know he can be ruthless when he have the car to win. He gets a long with Russel mostly at Mercedes because the cars are not enough to fight for the title. With a car capable of challenging for the title, Hamilton will ignore team order and go for it. I prefer if they don't have a clear #1&2 and just let them fight.
This a good point. I feel like Ferrari has a better understanding of the current regulations than Mercedes but they just don't have that experienced driver to fill in the gaps
I think Toto confirmed that he was more than happy to give Lewis a 3 year deal like he wanted and the ambassadorship but that the rest of the board didnt agree. Toto understands why he left because it was a variation from the status quo of Toto makes the calls with Lewis as the focus. Obv there has been a shift to George but it isnt Totos fault IMO
They’ve been flirting with this move for almost 10 years, can’t believe it’s actually happened
best f1 team in history with best f1 driver in history
I’d like to see what his Dad thinks. A Gordon Ramsey/Aldas collab would be epic!
After the shock has settled I'm now super hyped for this move! Still incredibly nervous about Ferrari strategy and tire life though and I'm PRAYING that Lewis and Charles relationship doesn't completely implode🤞
Absolutely no worries, Aldas, about how "late" this video is. I actually prefer the timing because there's been time for my "suggested videos" list to clear up and I do think the immediately rushed videos are for several creators (but obviously not all creators), just rushed and not really substantive or thought out
I look forward to further deeper dive videos on this topic from you!
This is a domino effect starting with a building sized domino
This is the blockbuster driver move that F1 needed...great news for Sir Lewis and F1 fans...hope it lives up to the hype.
Dear Alda’s comparing the best driver line up of leclerc and Hamilton with Prost and senna is mind blowing
For the past 2 years Hamilton has been telling Mercedes ''you guys didn't listen to me'' about the concept of the car. I think something like this would have had an influence as well.
I am so excited to see Charles learn from Lewis and converting those lessons into his own bid for word title.
If I’m Toto I’m getting Alonso if I can, and if not I’m watching Antonelli and giving him the seat if he’s winning in F2. They need something bold to keep buzz about the team.
Sainz Albon and Ocon would be good, but they lack that buzz
the only thing that would’ve been even more wild is Hamilton to Red Bull lol. Also you don’t just “replace” Lewis Hamilton
Your excitement has me excited too. As a hamilton fan im very happy for him but as a merc fan im confused but undoubtedly excited as an f1 fan. Great video❤
Congrats on your new place! Sounds exciting!
I REMEMBER saying this on your channel about Ferrari 😂 I said “in my opinion and life time Ferrari will NEVER win a championship unless you have the likes of Lewis/Alonso as still active and competing at a HIGH level take that challenge on” 😂 if 2021 didn’t SOLIDIFY Sir Lewis Hamilton as a living legend in F1, watch what he does with Ferrari 🔥
Great content. One of your best videos.
I like it when you are a little less scripted, you speak to us like your just having a conversation with us. Instead of your usual slower up and down cadence that you have.
I too was stunned that Lewis left Mercedes, sometimes when a company thinks they have the upper hand with their employees, things like this happen, and employees react with their feet.
I'm waiting to see how this works out with Charles, and with Carlos, pretty sure he's gutted after being the only other driver to give his team a victory, outside of RB last year.
Seriously doubt Toto would bring back Valteri, I'm thinking Albon, I doubt Toto will ask Alonso will grab his walker and head over to Mercedes, for what, maybe a year.
I think the biggest team switch shock was for 1996 season. Michael just won title with Benetton and then he decided to go to mess of a team at the time Ferrari.
That was a shocking move as well, pretty similar to Lewis to Mercedes from Mclaren, Ayrton's move to Williams was another one that felt surreal.
@@Roxas-ph3te Senna's move to Williams was predictable as he was pining for that seat the year before. Williams was the dominant championship winning team and with Prost retiring, this was his chance.
@evodude919 For sure, it was predictable, but what I meant by surreal was Ayrton, who was synonymous with Mclaren and still the best driver at the time moving to Williams to fill in for Prost was box office not to mention he was trying to win number 4 like Prost did
Lewis moving to ferrari is just a normal driver move, top driver switching top teams, akin to schumachers move to ferrari.
But mercedes was 5th in 2012 when hamiliton signed for them and mclaren had contestested the 2010 title and for wins in 2011 and 12. Merc hadn't been comoetive since 09 when brawn found the double diffuser and outwash concept
Yes I was waiting for this and dude you got an amazing voice. This channel is like ASMr, adds so much to it
I'll add this, is that the 2024 season will need to be a historical season in on itself to be even remembered as relevant. It's preceding the most anticipated driver pairing in decades
I think it’s a childhood dream of his to race for Ferrari, gets paid a ton of cash, Ferrari very well might be faster than merc moving forward, & he gets to reinvigorate his twilight years with a new challenge. I think it just makes sense & the timing was finally there to make it happen. He could win #8 but at the very least I do think he’ll win between 5-10 races with Ferrari
I’ve been watching all the videos about this twice and thrice!
This has really woken everyone up and it still has a year to take effect
Been waiting for your reaction 🍿
Congrats on your new appartment Aldas! I don't think I've seem so much pre-season drama in 30 years of watching F1. The Lewis news is insane!! Lewis and Charles are going to comprise the new sounds for Ferrati's EV's like Han Zimmer did for BMW 😅
2 videos in one day? and both over 20 minutes, this is a blessing
Ham: "is it hammer time?" Ferrari: "we a checking"
As a Verstappen fan, Lewis has some balls to make this move. You’ve got to respect that either way.
Finally!!! We have Aldas' reaction. I've been waiting for this video for ages.
He's coming up to retirement in the next few years. He's wanted to drive for Ferrari since he was a kid. This was probably his last opportunity to go there. There doesn't have to be any sinister or otherwise negative reason, those are enough.
@Aldas - Charles did have a poor relationship with Seb in 2019 due to incidents like Bahrain, Monaco, Singapore, Russia and Brazil
If you pause this video at 13:11 and walk around the room it feels like Aldas is staring at you no matter where you go.
I had it paused to go to the bathroom, I then walked back into my living room and the computer screen was angled about 60/65 degrees away from me but it looked and felt like he was looking right at me, I moved to about 70/70 degrees and towards 40/45 degrees to test it out, That's how I discovered this lol
this puts even wayyyyyyy more pressure on checo. the wcc title will be tighter this year if he has lapses
"This year"? What do you mean? It's highly unlikely any team will challenge Red Bull regularly in 2024. And Lewis will still be at Merc this year. Checo is gone after this year no matter what, it's pretty clear.
Checo has upped his game this year
@@jacksonrodrigues7533 Lol
Hamilton has no shy for challenges. He took it from his day 1 in F1 being paired an all-time great. I believe what Horner said about Anthony Hamilton talked with him about Lewis to drive for RBR was genuine. Ham wants a fast track to get #8. In this case, RBR is the way. That means he wanted to challenge Max not Leclerc. H/e, RBR refused to give him a seat. This Ferrari move is an alternation of it.
Lewis would never drive for the racist, obnoxious Red Bull!🤮 Karen Horner is an attention seeking toddler!🙄
Who allows toxicity into their team?
Once again, I am thanking Louis Hamilton for his move to Ferrari, which has catalyzed fantastic commentaries like this.
I am enjoying the hell out of all of it...🤩🤩
I really hope he gets a lot of wins and maybe even a championship in Ferrari
It would be a hell of a comeback. Breaking shumi’s record at Ferrari.
Love you Aldas. And thanks for the new drinking game: every time Aldas says "you know", we drink. ;-)
Hi Aldas ...just stumbled upon your video....excellent reporting🎉🎉🎉🎉
What happened to W15 then he is building a car he is in factory every day he is in wind tunnel he brings every one together W15 is gonna be 10 sec faster a lap what happens to all those clams then. If he wins his 10 championship in MB is he gonna stay?
Saying that Leclerc has never had issues with his teammates glosses over the persistent drama between him and Vettel in 2019 that culminated in their Brazil collision!
Loyalty......😂😂😂😂😂😂 the way these companies treat employees....it's nothing personal it's just business
18:12 I don't think you need to worry about who is number 1 and who is number 2 in this driver line up because of the fact that as you said this is Leclercs team, And Hamilton has already achieved so much in his career that it's not like he's going to want to prove themselves, Both drivers have proven they are good enough, Leclerc isn't fighting for his place and neither is Lewis.
The number 1 and 2 dynamic is only in place when you have 2 young drivers trying to solidify their place in the team, Trying to prove they belong, Safeguarding themselves from the threat of a fresh new prospect taking their place, If you look at the grid right now there is no one really likely to threaten for a Ferrari seat, They have a great academy full of drivers to step up when Lewis retires, They don't need to shop around and there is no one on a trajectory to threaten their seats.
Sainz was only going to be replaced by a world class driver, All the other great drivers have a solid seat, Lando is at Mclaren alongside Piastri who has proved he is good enough but is also settling into Mclaren and might look for that Ferrari seat when Lewis retires, Verstappen is at Redbull, George is at Mercedes, Fernando is almost a like for like swap (Experienced Champion with plenty of pace/talent but getting towards the end of their career)
Everyone else on the grid isn't close to the level of Leclerc & Hamilton so their seats are safe.
Maybe in 3 years time 2027/2028 when you have the likes of Kimi Antonelli, Ollie Bearman and perhaps Victor Martins, Vesti and so on joining the grid then it might be tricky but until then I don't think they need to worry, Lawson is good but if he gets a seat at a top team it will be at Redbull (more than likely)
Hope you all enjoyed the read!!
other moves to Ferrari were as big -some would say even bigger news- back then:
Schumacher coming after 2 WDC and at his prime, and even more: Prost moving to Ferrari at the peak of his rivalry with Senna.
Of course there were no social media back then. But one thing nevers changes: Ferrari !
Been waiting for your take on this aldas.
Kudos bro ❤
10:31 Correction, he's been with Mercedes since at least 2007. Mercedes powered the McLarens he drove. McLaren and I think Mercedes were also backing him in karting. Mercedes as a team were with him since 2013 since they didn't exist as a team in 2007
Lewis' history with Mercedes goes back to when he was 13 years old.
He was still a McLaren junior first and foremost
I’m probably the only one that thinks this news is bigger than when Vettel announced he’d move to Ferrari in 2015
To me if Lewis can fight for championship, even a sniff then that's a win already
Two possibilities
1. Lewis is satisfied with W15 and he thinks he can win in it
2. He's not satisfied with W15 and wants to try his luck at Ferrari
There's no way another team would challenge Red Bull for the title this year, so it's the latter
I truly hope it’s the first one
It'd be really nice to see Albon take Lewis's seat at Mercedes. Russell and Albon could be a really entertaining driver pair-up and if Mercedes make a good car that can compete with RedBull for the title and if RedBull get a better second driver like Norris or Tsunoda or even Ricardo if he turns his career around it could create a really interesting season or even an interesting era of racing. I could see Albon, Lando, Russell and Yuki all challenging Vestappen for the title in the seasons to come if they get a chance at better cars.
Awesome video and congrats on the new apartment!
This id definitely a big move. Even though i enjoyed his time at MERC, Ferrari will benefit from his input and experience. I mean Ferrari's stock moved up after the announcement too.
Bro moved to London just to be closer to me it's crazy
TBH Ferrari looks way better with Lewis. 😎💯
Being past his prime to a non-contending team it is all headlines and PR as I would be surprised if it has any effect on the Championship.
Saying Hamilton and Leclerc could be the strongest teammate paring is a bit of a strech. As you said, we dont know how well Leclerc will do in its future, but i shall remember you that Hamilton and Alonso were teammates
Understand what your saying but i think if a Driver was to leave a championship winning car and team for another less successful team in that year's championship ( like Michael in 96 ) then yes its a big deal.
Charles will beat Lewis in 2025 and they will tie in 2026 and the. Lewis will retire...you heard it hear first
I hope so. Imagine if Lewis beat Charles in 2025...
Soon you'll realize charles is better than you think
Nah Charles cannot beat the very experienced Lewis. Well ok maybe sometimes, but not most of the time. By the way, the Ferrari last year was better than the Mercedes and Lewis came 3rd in the championship and 2nd in the constructors where was Charles?
@@johnrhule3489 just because the ferrari had more highs doesnt make it better than mercedes lol,ferrari had twice the amount of lows that mercedes had and experience is not all you need to win a championship,pace matters and leclerc is one of the fastest in race pace and definitely the fastest in quali pace,sure hamilton is just as fast if not very slightly better than leclerc rn in race pace(According to the media bullshit)but i think thats false since whenever leclerc has had a car he likes he has been amazing in everything
Now with horner accused of abuse even newey would wanna join ferrari and finally make 2 of his wishes come true, to work with ferrari and Lewis
Supported Ferrari since the Schumacher era and I have never been more excited about a driver joining our team ever
Congrats on the appartment!
I think (unpopular opinion most likely) that Mick Schumacher will get the 2025 seat. He's already the Mercedes test driver, he did decently in F1 when he was in it (sue me), he's going to drive in the WEC which will certainly improve his consistency, and Wolff waxes lyrical about the guy
Congratulations on your new home!!
I'm not sure why Russell gets any positive commentary. He never had a single stand out race at Williams. He had nine nice races at the start in 2022 while Hamilton got his head together/Mercedes got their car sorted a bit. The only reason he won Brazil '22 was because Verstappen went back to racing Hamilton like he did in 2021. I think Mercedes are in a world of hurt and that they'll throw bags of cash at Alonso, because a high profile name is all they can get right now.
Thats just dumb i agree with russel not being the next champion i dont rate him very high but saying he didnt have a single stand out race is far fetched. There is a reason why Mercedes took Russell if he didnt perform he wouldnt be in one of the best seats in F1
@@Kifuqwerty yet you offered not one race to refute my claim. Rebuttals don't get dumber than that, son.
Moreover, I know that there's a reason Russell was hired. Probably because he was one of those under Wolff's management at one time. Same as most drivers got rides with Briatore-managed teams when he managed them. That doesn't explain why he's been so lackluster in races at Mercedes, same as he was at Williams.
I am not sure how it would work: Leclerc like Verstappen or Schumacher likes oversteery cars while Hamilton like Alonso or Sainz or Perez like understeery cars.
Maybe Ferrari want to hedge their bet if the car turns out one way or the other.
Michael Schumacher that is. Mick is not competitive enough to deserve to be mentioned.
You don’t bring SLH in without it being his team or at the very least allowing both drivers to fight. So this may be Lecler’s team but that’ll kick in after Ham departs Ferrari, this is very much the Hamilton show. Don’t be silly if we’re talking numbers if we’re talking Jewlrey Ham has more chips than the field combined. His show his team his call. Freddy has deep ties with Sir Ham you remember that pal
I mean leclerc is good guys but outside of saturday he hasnt proved anything over a season yet sooooo. I get the argument of ferrari screwing him but still he doesnt equal the consistancy of max/hamilton
he will once he has a good race car with capable team principal like vasseur
It isn't on my opinion exactly that big deal at the end. Hamilton can easily just drop any time when he wants as what he achieved and can try whatever he wants. Only thing he needs as he is just hungry for money as he needs bigger teams to backup. As Red Bull is gone because of Verstappen and now only like Astom Martin and Ferrari could be options. I would not see him with Alonso as that combination sucked before and it would not be good even now.
This is basically same kind surprise jump as Nico Rosberg leaving the whole F1 as it was surprise to Mercedes as well. It was kinda obvious as winning once against Hamilton was enough to him. Of course other things were there but being second driver isn't most likely to everyone.
This has been brewing for a long time. I believe Mercedes thought he had no other option and weren't willing to commit to him anymore. This happens to all great drivers, even Schumacher got pushed out despite all he did for them. Mercedes will fall off similar to Mclaren when Lewis left.
It’s been a long time coming congratulations on your new apartment 🎉
This is great news for red bull, since having hamilton is now considered a curse and not a blessing, Mercedes has been ran into the ground. Now ferrari. However this does mean that the competitive scene will be skewered making redpoll the sole tip tier team, followed by Mercedes and then ferrari. MAX MAX MAX!!!
I don't think you understand what loyalty means. It's easy to stay at a team when you get the fastest car on the grid year after year. Loyalty is sticking with that team when they don't have the fastest car on the grid. If any other driver had made the same move it wouldn't be an issue, it's the fact he preaches about being loyal but drops them when he doesn't get the fastest car.
If Hamilton hadn't taken this chance now, he would have found the doors closed later on with him at the end of his contract and Mercedes dictating all his options. Also were it not for Lewis, Ferrari would have been 2nd in the championship. In football, you would buy that key player rather than have him playing against you.
The fact of the matter is Ferrari will have seen the contributions made by Hamilton to bring on the car, and they know they'll need that kind of experience and driver feedback, developing the 2026 car. Hamilton will be doing what he did when he joined Mercedes a year before the hybrid rules change.
IMO, there's no way that Alonso gets the seat.
He definitely still has it in him but he would be almost 44 by the time the seat is vacated and Toto likes stable line-ups.
I would guess he is much more inclined to take known-quantity Sainz or promote Antonelli (most likely) to go along with George.
Alonso is a more known quantity than Sainz. And Sainz would not make the line-up any more stable than Alonso would, because both of them would be there for a year or two before Antonelli is ready to step up. Speaking of, I don't think the idea of a driver who hasn't even driven about Formula Regional level yet would be the most likely contender for a top F1 seat next year. That sounds mad, despite how great Antonelli. We haven't even seen him drive an F2 race to know if he adapts quickly and challenges for the title or if he will need two years there due to the big jump of skipping F3. And at least a year for him in the Williams is a logical move too.
I think it says a lot about Mercedes not inspiring any confidence for Lewis l. I’d say Ferrari must have something special coming 2026. Obviously they wrote lewis a blank cheque but I don’t think Lewis would trade all the money in the world for the chance to win that 8th championship
I think this move is not that big comparing to Michael's transfer from Benetton in 1995 (when he had won 9 races) to Ferrari (1 win in Canada that year). He was young and the only title-winner in the paddock after Mansell had left McLaren. It was like Verstappen's move to Ferrari nowadays. I guess Hamilton's transfer in Ferrari is not the biggest deal ever, but the most huge move in the era of social media.
Biggest move doesn't mean most unexpected move. He explained that in the video. He even said Lewis from McLaren to Mercedes was a more unexpected move, but that Lewis from Mercedes to Ferrari is still a bigger move.
Try to understand before typing. Are you searching for hate
Quite a move by Lewis. I don't buy that it is a win-win for him. He doesn't need to take the risk but he did. LeClerc is the fastest man over a single lap and for a 40yo Lewis to put his reputation up like this is impressive. There is no doubt that there is degradation of skill as a pilot at this point. If he were to match or even beat Charles, this would be immensely impressive.
It’ll be good to see him go again Charles in the same car. If he has another winless season people will now it was the car and not the driver.
It took me awhile to process Lewis going to Ferrari but afterwards I fully believe that they will have the strongest lineup in 2025. There’s been a lot of people saying Lewis is going to beat Charles but some people tend to forget that Charles came into Vettel’s team as 2nd driver and beat him. I think they’ll be on par and Charles will learn a lot having Lewis as a teammate.
I’m more excited for 2025 than 2024 😂
I heard you but Vettel is no Hamilton tbf. It's a whole different beast when it come to driving skill. Charles has the home field advantage, however I rate Lewis to adapt pretty quick. 2026 is Hamilton's actual target probably.
I think Ferrari are committed to Charles but I wouldn’t say it’s team. Ferrari is Ferrari and no one driver bigger than that. It was different with Michael because he brought his old team with him so it really was his team. It is back to being Ferrari having drivers and Charles has not really taken the command of the team, he’s still much too reliant on them.
Lewis transfer getting more likes than max championship will make max fanboys burn inside
Underrated comment, very true lol
i feel like the comment about his loyalty to Mercedes is kinda flawed because yes he did make a risky move to join Mercedes while the team wasnt looking very promising, but after he did join them they just kept winning of course he wouldn't of left
All I am hoping for one win... only one, anything extra is a bonus
Solid commentary!!!
Leclerc is a bit overrated in my opinion. He choked a couple of times battling Max in 2022
I started watching F1 in 2020, and 2021 was an amazing season. I watched every race. Since then? It has gotten more and more boring to watch. It is so predictable, that I'm actually subconsciously rooting for mechanical failures, failed pit stops, or accidents for things to happen. I now understand why people got bored between 2014 and 2020, every race was 50-70 Lewis Hamilton victory laps. Now it is Max. Hopefully something changes and there is real competition. As far as racing goes, INDYcar slaps F1 two ways from Tuesday at the moment.
I started paying attention to F1 in 1960 when I was racing karts at 13yo. We had to wait 3 months for race results to come out in Road&Track.
Lewis sees the decline of his team and got annoyed by it
He also sees Verstappen winning consecutive championships and he isn't the man to beat anymore
He knows that he has nothing to lose by joining Ferrari and winning a championship with them would make him a bigger legend than Schumacher