Awkward part about that is my Twitter handle has a 44 at the end but thats got nothing to do with Hamilton, it was because Cynon44 was my name on UA-cam at the time and I couldn't get the Cynon handle there.
Also... RAI taught HAM the trick: "DO you want a nice Golden Parachute for when you decide to do some serious: rapping, fashion design clothing or PR for BLM. Take the Ferrari Pension Plan, works great!"
To OP. Raikkonen is also the only driver to win races for all three of those historical teams. He also remains the only driver to win races in the V10, V8 and modern day V6-turbo hybrid era. If Alonso ever wins a race in F1 again this unique record will be broken. If he does this will be another record, longest time between wins. At over 10 years now it's becoming quite a long-shot statistically.
Win multiple F1 World Championships and you’re a legend. Win an F1 World Championship driving a Ferrari you’re an immortal. (and the company car’s not bad either)
@@dorientjewoller113 but one of the drivers to accomplish the feat was Niki Lauda, who Hamilton respected and was instrumental in getting Hamilton to join Mercedes. The thought of winning WCs for both McLaren and Ferrari like Lauda did must have been tempting.
To OP. One of the main reason three time champion Nelson Piquet never signed for Ferrari. Say what you will about him personally but he wasn't stupid. After winning his 2nd title for Brabham Piquet was apparently approached by Ferrari for a future drive but declined the offer on the basis that he preferred the news headline "Piquet wins the X Grand Prix" which he would get with any other team rather than "Ferrari wins the X Grand Prix.... (with Piquet)". In the case with Lewis (and had Senna finished the career with Ferrari) it ironically works the other way around. Immortal driver elevates the name of Ferrari. Fangio was an immortal legend before he drove for Ferrari. Prost was smart too. 3 titles with McLaren and the (then) most successful driver in F1 history in overall wins. His 2 seasons at Ferrari didn't sullen his worth as a driver. Not even a sabbatical in his late 30's did.
Errr…. As a Brit, no not really. Don’t get me wrong - Ferrari is a LEGEND - but, I would argue UK F1 technology and engineering expertise is the bar Ferrari must must aim to beat.😊
@@martindice5424UK engineers have gone under many flags and team names, but it's always the aim for Ferrari to beat them and they haven't for a VERY long time. The UK is by far the most successful nation in F1. Totally agree with you 💯
Heard a rumour that Lewis will be getting 100 million dollars per year compared to Max at 70. Regardless, as a fairly neutral fan (all hail Nando and Lando!) having watched religously since 2005 I applaud Lewis for making the move. That being said it doesn't really bode well for Mercedes this year, the W15 hasn't even turned a wheel and Lewis is already trying to jump ship. Also I think McLaren are the team to watch over the next two years..... but alas I'm only an idiot on the internet and really am not a serious expert!!!!
The move had little to do with perceived performance but contract duration. I believe lewis sensed a growing discontent across mercedes as they pondered their future. Giving someone as successful and driven as him 1+1 contract, doesn't scream confidence. Mercedes lost sight of the present for the future so lewis made the best move for him.
@@Argoshit was. Hamilton wanted a longer contract and position as brand ambassador, it never happened. The contract negotiations dragged on for quite some time last year
@@Sticktothemodels Exactly look at the contract Verstappen Norris and Leclerc have got out of their teams. Yet Mercedes were still messing Hamilton around with 1+1 contracts they haven't offered him the brand ambassador position when he does retire. Yeah Hamilton is on $100m a year but everyone is now talking about Ferrari and he has what he wants from them. Plus the fact he gets to drive for team all the drivers want to drive with a ridiculous contract. Mercedes are going to licking their wounds for a long long time.
As a friend of mine says, "drivers go to ferrari to say the drove it and then retire". I highly doubt ferrari will have any massive jump in performance to make them 30 seconds faster per race and let them fight for the titles.
Even Hamilton doesn't win title number 8 at Ferrari what does he actually have to prove at Ferrari. He is the most successful driver in F1 history he can go race at Ferrari for a few years. No matter what happens when he finishes his last race his reputation and standing in F1 history will the same regardless.
This has been in the serious discussion stage for a lot, lot longer than anyone is making out on the Ferrari side. Yes Merc and Toto only heard about it the day before, however there was a break clause written into Lewis's contract so they knew it COULD happen. One could argue that Mercedes LET this happen. The dither and delay about Carlos's contract should have signified that something was in the works but it's so much easier to put the pieces of the puzzle together once you know where the pieces go.
Aiden, I love your wrestling and What Culture references. It's good to know there's someone else out there that loves both motorsport and wrestling. Also, Cody needs to finish the story.
There's one stat that I found genuinely mind blowing. In the unlikely event that Lewis not only wins races with Ferrari, but he actually takes another championship, he'd be the first person to win a championship with three different teams since _Fangio_ (who actually won with four different teams). Since the 1950s, no driver has won F1 championships with more than two teams.
0:21 And here I am, in an F1 related channel, trying to forget the shitshow that WWE produced with Cody Rhodes last friday and then you do this to me. Thanks, Aidan 👍😆
The detail that really stands out to me is Vasseur was Hamilton's Team Boss in F3 and GP2. And it comes out now that they talk every race weekend. It all starts to add up.
If Ferrari lets Vasseur actually manage the team, it could work out extremely well. Especially given his connection with LH. They’re more likely to Ferrari it, micromanage, and screw it all up.
Haven’t even watched your video yet, when I saw the notification I said finally! The only opinion I wanna hear, you my favourite motorsports UA-camr Aiden! Thank you for your content
I love Ferrari. But the brand is very woke these days. Its cringe and and frankly gratuitous. Hamilton is brave behind the wheel but a coward to the mob that would shut down F1 in a New York minute. Ferrari is no better.
Spot on. Considering the MV/RB dominance, unlikely to go away, at least until Ford arrives, we pretty much know this will be a repeat of the Alonso, and Vettel Ferrari arventures, regardless, if Hamilton does a few seasons as they did, winning races here and there, and maybe rehearsing a championship challenge, all of us will profit. And as far as M-B goes, it is the ululating obviousness, Sains is the only available alternative, and not at all a bad one. One thing we can be absolutely sure of, is the fact Ferrari will not, under any circumstances, paint their cars black as Mercedes did.
"I see a red car and I want it painted black." "No Lewis, you will not have the respray." I also have a conspiracy theory that Red Bull is planning on entering the Hypercar class at Le Mans with the upcoming RB17 road car designed by Newey as a way to keep Verstappen on the team. I think they're worried about their golden boy getting bored and leaving so they're gonna let him race in the World Endurance Championship alongside F1 as a way to keep him in F1 (and it would be the first time in DECADES that we'll have a driver competing a full season simultaneously in endurance racing and F1). I know it sounds like a stretch but let's face it: Verstappen is a once in a generation talent; a statistical anomaly (in the best way possible) and Red Bull wants to absolutely milk that man dry (that sounded wrong but you get the idea).
I just wanted to say I love your content. Love the piano as well. Keep up the great work. Whenever I see your videos, I know it's going to be a great watch.
Ferrari reported Q4 and FY 23 earnings after market close on the 1st of February, that's why the the stock went up. Hamilton hasn't had any quantifiable impact on the share price.
"Imagine if Verstappen suddenly isn't turning up to F1" I don't need to imagine anything, world speedway champion Artem Laguta didn't get the chance to defend his title, because he's Russian, and... yeah that thing.
4:27 If you're referring to who I think you are, it wasn't the wrap they were all "No no no" about. It was custom badging that they were all up in arms about.
Not about musicians, about the (genuine) threat to serious long-term collectors like Jay Kay, Carlos Monteverde etc that they must not lend their Enzo to Top Gear; rather than 'casual' 360/458/488 buyers.
@@OsellaSquadraCorse No it doesn't. I linked it exactly when he says "The same Ferrari that gets really annoyed if you put a custom wrap on your vehicle."
yeah, the thing about the wrap is pure bullshit, you can wrap one however you want. But everyone is so happy to modify the truth just to shit on Ferrari.
Why didn’t you mention that day to day stock jump was mostly due to $RACE great earnings announcement that they added the LH news to? The market loves money making companies, that’s why the stock popped. The LH news was just a cherry on top of the cake.
I dont think its a very good move for Ferrari to now legitimately be known as the retirement home for F1 drivers. Yhey were doing well for a couple years with Sqinz and leclerc. Now they're back to signing old drivers in their twilight years.
If it says anything about the move, it ended up on the home pages of national news sites in the US. That doesn't happen for anything else in F1 over here.
It is a win/win situation for Lewis. If coming year he is beaten by Russell he can use as an excuse that Russell was prioritized as he is leaving. If he is beaten by Charles in 2025 he can blame it on the fact that he is new to the team. If the car is not giving him a championship he can blame it on the fact that one needs time to develop the car. If the Ferrari is not getting the new engine rules right he can also have a good excuse. Any failure is covered. He earns a big pile of money, so he has made a brilliant decision. I cannot blame him. PS: good video.
@@OsellaSquadraCorse Sorry, I do not get it. Lewis (3rd last year, compared to the teammate 8th) replaces Carlos (7th compared with teammate 5th). I prefer that Carlos would stay, but that is life.
2025 will be an intersting year, I believe that one of his reasons to switching to Ferrari is that no one has won a world championship in 3 different teams and if Lewis can do it in a Ferrari i'd say he'd become one of the most succesful drivers overall. He clearly see something with Ferrari that Mercedes doesn't have. Luckily 2024 is going to change Max's dominance even though he might win the title it'll become harder for him.
I've been a Hamilton fan since his debut season... but I've been a Ferrari hater since I started watching F1, which was during the Schumacher years. I don't know how to feel about this.
Alonso is available in 2025 and it would likely be his last contract in F1 before he has another crack at the Indy 500, which would give Mercedes enough time for Antonelli to be suitable to replace Fernando when he retires. Sainz was spending too long using the possibility of going to Audi to haggle over his new contract with Ferrari. If he was 100% up for staying at Maranello then he would have signed by now. Hamilton jumped at the chance as soon as he became aware that Sainz was stalling (pun intended).
I think that a central point in Hamilton's change is being overlooked or ignored. 2035 will see the big exit of manufacturers from internal combustion engines. How many manufacturers will drop out in the course of this, because a large part of the main business will be lost. Who knows what will happen to Mercedes and F1. In how many other motorsport sections is Mercedes still representing itself? GT3? Where it was/is questionable for a long time whether the old model will still be upgraded or whether a new model will come at all? I think Hamiltion is just trying to secure his position with a team that will definitely not leave F1. Because F1 and Ferrari go hand in hand, or F1= Ferrari.
Hard to say yet what will happen. Personally I don’t think the switch will happen in 2035. Not without a lot of upgrades to the existing power grid to allow more interconnection and more capacity. As well as lower level systems like charging stations. Which ideally will be on the same level of ease and availability of use as a normal parking place.
Coca Cola were the naming rights sponsor for Erebus Motorsport, the team name was Coca Cola Racing by Erebus. They joined at the beginning of 2023 in a multi year deal. It ended with immediate effect on Monday :) This follows the departure of Shaw & Partners (their name covered the bonnet) and Southern Cross Truck Rentals as big name sponsors of the team. Kostecki's private sponsor - Boost Mobile (Mobile X for the US viewers) has announced they are halting discussions over the Gold Coast 500 naming rights with Supercars over the matter. Reigning champion not likely to drive for the team again and thre big sponsors leaving immediately - something is off in that team.
Ferrari is now a product and they have to answer to the shareholders. Let's see if Lewis can pull the team around him, which means Leclerc, who's already lost in the politics, gets narced and pulls a Mclaren Alonso or they're true to form and will have him get eaten up like Alonso and Vettel. The rumours that he's supposedly bringing half of Mercedes Technical with him means it's another attempt at the Schumi dynasty.
A possible situation arising: Merc fan base - Minus 5 million. Ferarri fan base - Plus 5 million. "Mercedes Team Fans - for Life!".......... until they're not. 😊
Hamilton’s 1st day at Maranello: “This thing drives like a pig!” “Ssshhh, you can’t say that.” “Why not?” “It’s a Ferrari.” “It’s a shitbox man! An old colleague of mine once said so!”
If Lewis can pull some quality people with him to Ferrari maybe I'll start entertaining the thought that they could win a championship. By himself I don't think it'll make a decisive difference. Nothing against Lewis but winning the championship requires having the full package these days.
"he could win in the fastest car" ............... omg that says so much .............. Its like, you are only focused on the carperformance when hamilton is not winning.. when he is winning in the best car , you dont keep mentioning all the other drivers who could possibly win in hamiltons car. It is extremely cringe.
Many years ago (at the end of 2007) I said that 'Lewis will be the best driver since Michael Schumacher'. My interlocutor disagreed. However when I added 'He will be signed for Ferrari one day, trust me' He began to wobble in his position. So I drove the knife home adding, 'When he wins for Ferrari, you will drop your racist objection and cheer him on to more wins'. I will forever thank ITV Sport for showing us the majesty of Turkey GP2 of 2006. That was evidence. Of my anecdote, I have no evidence to back up my sagacity. The other guy died too young, and still believing Ron Dennis to be 'the biggest crook in F1'. God my mate was naive.
As an American, I could definitely see Hamilton coming to the US to finish out his racing career once his contract with Ferrari ends given the business connections he has over here (heck he is a minority owner of the Denver Broncos of the NFL). If Hamilton were to end his career in the US, it would likely be in NASCAR instead of Indycar mainly because Indycar is facing a very uncertain future especially since Honda is threatening to destabilize the entire series by pulling out after 2026 if Indycar can't find a way to reduce operating costs. Lewis in NASCAR would be a massive jolt in terms of making NASCAR a series that is respected overseas because there are still some who think that NASCAR currently is what was portrayed in the Talladega Nights movie. I think Lewis would want to end his career in NASCAR to do something no other driver has ever done & that is be the first driver to win titles in both NASCAR & F1. Lastly there are a few teams in NASCAR (like Hendrick, Penske even 23XI with Michael Jordan's money) that could afford to pay his salary.
COSMIC. Anyway, 44 was done 2 years ago, he will NEVER win a race for Fewwawi, unless he has the best car (and a sub standard team mate) he will never win a thing, ask button
About the F1 fans making drivers their own personality, this hits close to home tbh. Back in the early days of the pandemic, I was in the process of turning one of my socials into a stan account for a world renowned music artist (hint: She sang with the likes of Mac Miller, The Weeknd, Nicki Minaj, and Jessie J, and was an actress with co-star Jennette McCurdy). Thankfully that never materialized, I was just totally being delusional because we were all stuck inside and had nothing else better to do. And also thanks to her obsessive fans I stopped listening to her music, totally. 💀💀 Goes on to show how problematic idolizing somebody can be lmao. And I hate to say it but making F1 drivers your personality isn't gonna solve all your problems. Trust me I've tried that and found out the hard way.
If Ferrari does have that big performance bump, nearly every non-Hamilton fan is going to wish this happened to Someone Else Though it might balance out if it gets Leclerc his Monaco win... Finally.
The length of contract was the main issue, let’s be honest. Merc were keeping their options open for Kimi Antonelli, and Lewis didn’t want to risk be replaced. He wanted to take on the 2026 regs with a manufacturer team, if Merc had offered him a firm 3 year deal he’d have taken it. 🤷♂️
This should be an interesting season for M-B: Will the team help Sir Lewis,or support George Russell? I'm not a Max fan,but I'm sure that he's saying,"More fun for me!' He needs to retire.
Please if you’re going to talk about a team move of a driver then gloss over the reason why it was done without doing any research you’re not worth watching. So I switched off after you hadn’t a clue about the offer Mercedes put before hamilton which was a one year only deal. That was a massive omission.
Still distracting, nonetheless. A massive firework to distract from the Andretti case exposing how F1 is keen on entertainment than competition. Why can't motorsport be more like Japan Super GT? Winning and dominating equals punishment of weight addition there.
Coca-Cola left because of Erebus’ handling of the situation. Much like Southern Cross Truck Rentals. Shaw and Partners left because Will Brown and Jack Perkins are no longer at the team, which we knew last year, so that one is a nothing story, but the other 2 are big
I can't see Hamilton lasting more than 2 years as he will probably get pissed off with Ferrari's way of operating. As for Mercedes, it would make sense to wait until mid-season and decide on either Antonelli or Schumacher. Albon/Sainz, etc, would want at least 3 year contracts. If Antonelli wins F2 in that time, he will have nowhere to go.
Obviously Hamilton is doing what Schumacher did. Moving to another manufacturer in his later years, if there’s no wins, he was there to help develop and get the manufacturer back on top without tarnishing his legacy. Everybody needs to carm down.
Yeah, I said something to the effect of Lewis will move to Ferrari in '25 and win a championship by '26 of a punt in a few video comments on this channel last year when talking about his future... Yeah, didn't think he would move after his last contract at Mercedes.
I’ve always been a Lewis fan . He went to McLaren so I liked McLaren. Then he went to Mercedes so naturally I then became a Mercedes fan ….. now he’s going to Ferrari ( but I’ve never liked Ferrari ) so I guess I have to errrrr ………help me someone
I have a fair amount of experience with Italians. I can’t fathom Ferrari getting truly involved in social projects or taking openness and transparency seriously. I believe Lewis will be quite frustrated after the honeymoon is over.
4:45: Why the shock? That was the part of the price that Hamilton would have required to move. Either they did it, whether or not they liked it behind closed doors. If they didn't agree, Hamilton doesn't sign. Period. Why so naive?
When Hamilton left McLaren for Mercedes, McLaren was a team that won races and Mercedes was not. Seemed a curious move. After a massive rules overhaul, Mercedes was suddenly winning everything whilst McLaren was struggling. I'm curious to see if Hamilton will once again prove to be as good at predicting which team will be on top as he is at driving.
It’s a pity Horner is getting all the headlines for the wrong reasons. Hamilton probably worked out, the Ferrari factory is closer to Monaco than Brackley 😂
I think this will be good for both of them. It’ll let MB try to build back up without the insane spotlight where every weekend failing to win is a disaster and Lewis/Toto are trashing the car. As, for Hamilton, a change of scenery is always a good thing at a time like this and especially to such a different culture. He won’t be expected to win a title with what Ferrari has got now, but if they do pull off and a miracle and he wins his 8th title with Ferrari it’ll be a straight movie script. I also think Hamilton will be a better teammate for Leclerc. Sainz was on a sneaky mission to undermine Charles who is way too passive. I think they’ll get along really well, but hopefully they’ll end up being bitter rivals. I don’t really think Hamilton is going to be mentoring Charles in any way though.
I can only see success commercially , on the track he is yesterday’s man, not many would take Hamilton over LeClerc, also LeClerc gets another year in the car , he will rinse Hamilton with same equipment. Sidewards move driver wise, I’d have kept Sainz.
Interesting comment about the purple hats, as Ferrari drivers currently use Ferrari colors. So this will be a rebrand for Ferrari by marketing an individual driver. I can't see it happening. At least the car is already half black ;)
It still seems a bit odd. Ferrari is willing to support hamiltons projects, most of them involving electric powered cars, climate change, Racial and Gender Issues Ferrari on the other hand are unwilling to build electrical cars, and their newest car is a V12 SUV thats not even practical, its like Ferrari refuses to build something sensible, most of their customers are from old money or sheikhs All of this just feels like a personal mission of john elkann, almost like he takes personal offence in not having the best drivers of all time driving for them. An Italian I met in Prague told me when we discussed vettel: "Ferrari always needs the biggest champion available, the moment you come to Ferrari all other championships are worth less and it doesn't matter how good the other teams car is, it will never be a Ferrari"
Honestly the more I think about this the more I think this an attempt to bring some credibility back to the F1 team. While they did well last year it's no secret they have been struggling since that second half of the 2019 season. And Ferrari getting it's first overall win at Le Mans in almost 60 years highlighted that even more.
This seems like a dream move, but we know Ferrari, so there are inherent risks for both sides. Both are risking their reputation with this move. If Ferrari does have a good car, and Lewis is beaten by Leclerc to the title, no matter his age some questions will rise up, of course it won't hurt as much because of his age and the fact that he helped Ferrari develop a championship winner but still. If Ferrari continues on their 2nd-3rd fastest trend, Hamilton may become disillusioned, and then their break-up will be as big, if not bigger, as the news of them signing together. Hamilton is the most decorated driver to ever join Ferrari, they have of course put past champions in terrible situations, Vettel, Alonso, even Prost, but leaving Hamilton at the mercy of a strategy that clearly does not work, or hoping he can pull his magic to finish 3rd will clearly put them in a terrible light in the eyes of F1, Hamilton and Ferrari fans. As a long time Ferrari fan, I certainly hope that that is not the case, but I remain realistic and can see this being terrible for the both of them, if all the stars do not align.
i was half asleep when i click this video since im part of the tifosi excited for LH signing, then i woke up with that Rock stopping Cody on finishing his story line of yours.
Yes it's big news that Lewis is going to Ferrari. But Michael going there for 96 after leaving a world championship car and team was a bigger deal altogether.
Vassuer just locked in his position for the forseeable future, i promise the only reason Hamilton even believed anything ferrari had to say was because it was Fred saying it. There is no way Ferrari can reasonably get rid of him after pulling this off.
7:24. Don't think that should say 'cult'...
Awkward part about that is my Twitter handle has a 44 at the end but thats got nothing to do with Hamilton, it was because Cynon44 was my name on UA-cam at the time and I couldn't get the Cynon handle there.
yer, nah, Cult is the perfect word
@@doctoronishispsychosislab1474 change one letter in cult…
@@AidanMillward 💀
Raikkonen is also on the list of drivers with wins for 3 different teams. Mclaren, Ferrari and Lotus.
But winning a World Driver Championship with 3 different teams will be spectacular!
This is true.
@@garyrodrigues7433 A slight twist of this, no one has won more than one title with Williams, 7 titles with 7 drivers.
Also...
RAI taught HAM the trick: "DO you want a nice Golden Parachute for when you decide to do some serious: rapping, fashion design clothing or PR for BLM.
Take the Ferrari Pension Plan, works great!"
To OP.
Raikkonen is also the only driver to win races for all three of those historical teams.
He also remains the only driver to win races in the V10, V8 and modern day V6-turbo hybrid era. If Alonso ever wins a race in F1 again this unique record will be broken. If he does this will be another record, longest time between wins. At over 10 years now it's becoming quite a long-shot statistically.
Win multiple F1 World Championships and you’re a legend. Win an F1 World Championship driving a Ferrari you’re an immortal.
(and the company car’s not bad either)
Many World Champions tried ... only a few managed that feat.
Yeah the Jeep renegade is a decent car ngl.
@@AidanMillward 🤣😂
@@dorientjewoller113 but one of the drivers to accomplish the feat was Niki Lauda, who Hamilton respected and was instrumental in getting Hamilton to join Mercedes. The thought of winning WCs for both McLaren and Ferrari like Lauda did must have been tempting.
To OP.
One of the main reason three time champion Nelson Piquet never signed for Ferrari. Say what you will about him personally but he wasn't stupid. After winning his 2nd title for Brabham Piquet was apparently approached by Ferrari for a future drive but declined the offer on the basis that he preferred the news headline "Piquet wins the X Grand Prix" which he would get with any other team rather than "Ferrari wins the X Grand Prix.... (with Piquet)".
In the case with Lewis (and had Senna finished the career with Ferrari) it ironically works the other way around. Immortal driver elevates the name of Ferrari. Fangio was an immortal legend before he drove for Ferrari. Prost was smart too. 3 titles with McLaren and the (then) most successful driver in F1 history in overall wins. His 2 seasons at Ferrari didn't sullen his worth as a driver. Not even a sabbatical in his late 30's did.
10:30 🤣🤣🤣 I remember a comment when someone said Kimi beat 3 teammates in 2007, it made me chuckle
Proof that Kimi is the undisputed GOAT: he beat both Hamilton and Alonso in equal machinery at the same time.
"Everyone is a Ferrari fan. Even if you go to the Mercedes guys and say 'Mercedes is the best team', you still are a Ferrari fan." - Vettel
No, I pretty much hate Ferrari. It's funny since I do like Schumacher. I just hate Ferrari as a company.
Lmao what a stupid thing to say
@@kalasmournrex1470it means everyone working in F1, not F1 fans...
Errr…. As a Brit, no not really.
Don’t get me wrong - Ferrari is a LEGEND - but, I would argue UK F1 technology and engineering expertise is the bar Ferrari must must aim to beat.😊
@@martindice5424UK engineers have gone under many flags and team names, but it's always the aim for Ferrari to beat them and they haven't for a VERY long time. The UK is by far the most successful nation in F1.
Totally agree with you 💯
Heard a rumour that Lewis will be getting 100 million dollars per year compared to Max at 70. Regardless, as a fairly neutral fan (all hail Nando and Lando!) having watched religously since 2005 I applaud Lewis for making the move. That being said it doesn't really bode well for Mercedes this year, the W15 hasn't even turned a wheel and Lewis is already trying to jump ship. Also I think McLaren are the team to watch over the next two years..... but alas I'm only an idiot on the internet and really am not a serious expert!!!!
The move had little to do with perceived performance but contract duration. I believe lewis sensed a growing discontent across mercedes as they pondered their future. Giving someone as successful and driven as him 1+1 contract, doesn't scream confidence. Mercedes lost sight of the present for the future so lewis made the best move for him.
@@BahamuttiamatI dont think it was mercedes that weren't willing to do a long term contract.
So if Horner and Marko are still around will Max get a pay increase?
@@Argoshit was. Hamilton wanted a longer contract and position as brand ambassador, it never happened. The contract negotiations dragged on for quite some time last year
@@Sticktothemodels Exactly look at the contract Verstappen Norris and Leclerc have got out of their teams. Yet Mercedes were still messing Hamilton around with 1+1 contracts they haven't offered him the brand ambassador position when he does retire.
Yeah Hamilton is on $100m a year but everyone is now talking about Ferrari and he has what he wants from them. Plus the fact he gets to drive for team all the drivers want to drive with a ridiculous contract. Mercedes are going to licking their wounds for a long long time.
This is a great fit for both driver and team. Hamilton loves blaming everyone else when he screws up, and Ferrari loves sabotaging themselves.
10:11 the spygate joke LOL
That was epic
😅😅😅
If The Rock headlines, we riot.
My sides hurt from laughing too hard. Thx kind stranger...
When the heat on The Rock is so strong, it bleeds into my other special interest.
I don't think he's got a super licence.
@@jazzygeofferz He will just enter the FOM board and take the spot away from someone the fans want to see in that seat lol
We want cody
As a friend of mine says, "drivers go to ferrari to say the drove it and then retire".
I highly doubt ferrari will have any massive jump in performance to make them 30 seconds faster per race and let them fight for the titles.
Don't forget that in 2026 the Split-Turbo design and MGU-H are out. Both of which are included in the best car on the grid atm.
New regulations, new chance to be the first one to get the best package
@@DjDolHaus86 no really, *this time*...
Even Hamilton doesn't win title number 8 at Ferrari what does he actually have to prove at Ferrari. He is the most successful driver in F1 history he can go race at Ferrari for a few years. No matter what happens when he finishes his last race his reputation and standing in F1 history will the same regardless.
Your friend doesn’t know what he’s talking about and you’re dumb for repeating nonsense.
This has been in the serious discussion stage for a lot, lot longer than anyone is making out on the Ferrari side. Yes Merc and Toto only heard about it the day before, however there was a break clause written into Lewis's contract so they knew it COULD happen. One could argue that Mercedes LET this happen. The dither and delay about Carlos's contract should have signified that something was in the works but it's so much easier to put the pieces of the puzzle together once you know where the pieces go.
Aiden, I love your wrestling and What Culture references. It's good to know there's someone else out there that loves both motorsport and wrestling.
Also, Cody needs to finish the story.
There's one stat that I found genuinely mind blowing. In the unlikely event that Lewis not only wins races with Ferrari, but he actually takes another championship, he'd be the first person to win a championship with three different teams since _Fangio_ (who actually won with four different teams). Since the 1950s, no driver has won F1 championships with more than two teams.
Hamilton's titles were both with the same brand works engine. Schumacher won titles with 3 different engine manufacturers
@@richy69ifySemantics
0:21 And here I am, in an F1 related channel, trying to forget the shitshow that WWE produced with Cody Rhodes last friday and then you do this to me.
Thanks, Aidan 👍😆
The detail that really stands out to me is Vasseur was Hamilton's Team Boss in F3 and GP2. And it comes out now that they talk every race weekend. It all starts to add up.
If Ferrari lets Vasseur actually manage the team, it could work out extremely well. Especially given his connection with LH. They’re more likely to Ferrari it, micromanage, and screw it all up.
The thing is though, this wasn't some kind of Vasseur masterplan. This was Elkann's move start to finish.
Most media seem to have missed that connection; which for me, is the vital persuasive factor in this.
Don't forget Kimi, with McLaren, Ferrari and "Lotus".
#WeWantCody
"Fake rumours, it's just a ploy to distract us from the Andretti rejection.... oh."
Lewis to Ferrari by 2025 for real. If you don’t like it, Go and hug electric
i take it that 10:20 is a reference to hamilton driving the mclaren ferrari at spygate?
There was nothing Ferrari on that McLaren. Watch Aidan's video on it.
more or less spygate in general
@@y_fam_goeglyd it’s a joke :)
2:40 it's like jimmie johnson driving a toyota....oh wait....
I was going to mention Tom Brady, but most people in New England who can afford to go to Florida to retire.
Or Richard Petty in a Ford...? ;)
"is this mean ferrari woke now?" - aidan
thats a quote lmao
Woke is an adjective. Woking is a participle and a place name. (Not intending for this to make any sense 🙃).
I would not say they're woke, they might have taken their heads out of Enzo's ass for the first time company history.
Haven’t even watched your video yet, when I saw the notification I said finally! The only opinion I wanna hear, you my favourite motorsports UA-camr Aiden! Thank you for your content
0:22 I smell what you're cookin' Aidan
Holy crap. Tiametmarduk's F1 2021 (I believe) career mode is coming true.
I love Ferrari. But the brand is very woke these days. Its cringe and and frankly gratuitous. Hamilton is brave behind the wheel but a coward to the mob that would shut down F1 in a New York minute. Ferrari is no better.
We want Cody....,.........and I suppose we want to see what happens when Lewis goes to Ferrari.
I love the intro music. It reminds me of my favorite show when I was a kid.
It would feel at home at the beginning of Everybody Loves Raymond.
@chicomaxima Yes. I really like it, and don't even know why. Maybe it reminds me of some bars, I frequented, decades ago.
Dude, too soon on the Cody story…
Spot on. Considering the MV/RB dominance, unlikely to go away, at least until Ford arrives, we pretty much know this will be a repeat of the Alonso, and Vettel Ferrari arventures, regardless, if Hamilton does a few seasons as they did, winning races here and there, and maybe rehearsing a championship challenge, all of us will profit. And as far as M-B goes, it is the ululating obviousness, Sains is the only available alternative, and not at all a bad one. One thing we can be absolutely sure of, is the fact Ferrari will not, under any circumstances, paint their cars black as Mercedes did.
"I see a red car and I want it painted black."
"No Lewis, you will not have the respray."
I also have a conspiracy theory that Red Bull is planning on entering the Hypercar class at Le Mans with the upcoming RB17 road car designed by Newey as a way to keep Verstappen on the team. I think they're worried about their golden boy getting bored and leaving so they're gonna let him race in the World Endurance Championship alongside F1 as a way to keep him in F1 (and it would be the first time in DECADES that we'll have a driver competing a full season simultaneously in endurance racing and F1). I know it sounds like a stretch but let's face it: Verstappen is a once in a generation talent; a statistical anomaly (in the best way possible) and Red Bull wants to absolutely milk that man dry (that sounded wrong but you get the idea).
Ferrari already make black cars so why not
I just wanted to say I love your content. Love the piano as well. Keep up the great work. Whenever I see your videos, I know it's going to be a great watch.
I think everyone underestimates just how good Lewis Hamilton really is. This is gonna be another Schumacher in the making. Forza Ferrari!
Ferrari reported Q4 and FY 23 earnings after market close on the 1st of February, that's why the the stock went up. Hamilton hasn't had any quantifiable impact on the share price.
"Imagine if Verstappen suddenly isn't turning up to F1"
I don't need to imagine anything, world speedway champion Artem Laguta didn't get the chance to defend his title, because he's Russian, and... yeah that thing.
4:27 If you're referring to who I think you are, it wasn't the wrap they were all "No no no" about. It was custom badging that they were all up in arms about.
Not about musicians, about the (genuine) threat to serious long-term collectors like Jay Kay, Carlos Monteverde etc that they must not lend their Enzo to Top Gear; rather than 'casual' 360/458/488 buyers.
@@OsellaSquadraCorse And what does that have to do with car wraps? That's what I was talking about, not the lending of the Enzo to Top Gear.
@@TheVeyron623 But the video at 4:27 is talking about lending Enzo's to Top Gear.....
@@OsellaSquadraCorse No it doesn't. I linked it exactly when he says "The same Ferrari that gets really annoyed if you put a custom wrap on your vehicle."
yeah, the thing about the wrap is pure bullshit, you can wrap one however you want. But everyone is so happy to modify the truth just to shit on Ferrari.
Why didn’t you mention that day to day stock jump was mostly due to $RACE great earnings announcement that they added the LH news to? The market loves money making companies, that’s why the stock popped. The LH news was just a cherry on top of the cake.
Can’t wait to see if they go a Hamilton special road car
I dont think its a very good move for Ferrari to now legitimately be known as the retirement home for F1 drivers. Yhey were doing well for a couple years with Sqinz and leclerc. Now they're back to signing old drivers in their twilight years.
Lewis and Ferrari is like the perfect marketing partnership
Everyone is an secret fan of Lewis Hamilton even the haters are following him around posting negative comments that only fuels him even more 😂
If it says anything about the move, it ended up on the home pages of national news sites in the US. That doesn't happen for anything else in F1 over here.
Great video as always, but something tells me Lewis is not there to make up the numbers. Ps I love to see him drive one of Schumacher's cars.
It is a win/win situation for Lewis. If coming year he is beaten by Russell he can use as an excuse that Russell was prioritized as he is leaving. If he is beaten by Charles in 2025 he can blame it on the fact that he is new to the team. If the car is not giving him a championship he can blame it on the fact that one needs time to develop the car. If the Ferrari is not getting the new engine rules right he can also have a good excuse. Any failure is covered. He earns a big pile of money, so he has made a brilliant decision. I cannot blame him.
PS: good video.
Meanwhile, Ferrari bin their most successful current driver for the 2nd Mercedes driver... Hmm...
@@OsellaSquadraCorse Sorry, I do not get it. Lewis (3rd last year, compared to the teammate 8th) replaces Carlos (7th compared with teammate 5th). I prefer that Carlos would stay, but that is life.
@@OsellaSquadraCorse Bait used to be believable...
2025 will be an intersting year, I believe that one of his reasons to switching to Ferrari is that no one has won a world championship in 3 different teams and if Lewis can do it in a Ferrari i'd say he'd become one of the most succesful drivers overall. He clearly see something with Ferrari that Mercedes doesn't have. Luckily 2024 is going to change Max's dominance even though he might win the title it'll become harder for him.
Let's face it, it was Lewis and Fernando that handed Ferrari their last championship.
Ferrari have an SUV out . Rappers ike SUV's.... I mean........
Old man Lewis goes to the red retirement home and finishes a failure like vettel. 😂😂
Bigots hooray
I've been a Hamilton fan since his debut season... but I've been a Ferrari hater since I started watching F1, which was during the Schumacher years. I don't know how to feel about this.
Feel excited brother , Lewis has all the information and he’s very smart so I believe this is going to be a beautiful era
Alonso is available in 2025 and it would likely be his last contract in F1 before he has another crack at the Indy 500, which would give Mercedes enough time for Antonelli to be suitable to replace Fernando when he retires.
Sainz was spending too long using the possibility of going to Audi to haggle over his new contract with Ferrari. If he was 100% up for staying at Maranello then he would have signed by now. Hamilton jumped at the chance as soon as he became aware that Sainz was stalling (pun intended).
Going to the team of the driver you mind broke is a power move
Hamilton IS Mecedes ok NO NO NO TO Ferrari
I think that a central point in Hamilton's change is being overlooked or ignored. 2035 will see the big exit of manufacturers from internal combustion engines. How many manufacturers will drop out in the course of this, because a large part of the main business will be lost. Who knows what will happen to Mercedes and F1. In how many other motorsport sections is Mercedes still representing itself? GT3? Where it was/is questionable for a long time whether the old model will still be upgraded or whether a new model will come at all? I think Hamiltion is just trying to secure his position with a team that will definitely not leave F1. Because F1 and Ferrari go hand in hand, or F1= Ferrari.
Hard to say yet what will happen. Personally I don’t think the switch will happen in 2035. Not without a lot of upgrades to the existing power grid to allow more interconnection and more capacity.
As well as lower level systems like charging stations. Which ideally will be on the same level of ease and availability of use as a normal parking place.
Coca Cola were the naming rights sponsor for Erebus Motorsport, the team name was Coca Cola Racing by Erebus. They joined at the beginning of 2023 in a multi year deal. It ended with immediate effect on Monday :) This follows the departure of Shaw & Partners (their name covered the bonnet) and Southern Cross Truck Rentals as big name sponsors of the team. Kostecki's private sponsor - Boost Mobile (Mobile X for the US viewers) has announced they are halting discussions over the Gold Coast 500 naming rights with Supercars over the matter. Reigning champion not likely to drive for the team again and thre big sponsors leaving immediately - something is off in that team.
True enough, however...this is Boost's 3rd time at 'leaving' Supercars for decisions the CEO doesn't like...
We Want Cody
As ever, fantastic down to earth analysis. Oh and you can prove anything with facts!
Ferrari is now a product and they have to answer to the shareholders. Let's see if Lewis can pull the team around him, which means Leclerc, who's already lost in the politics, gets narced and pulls a Mclaren Alonso or they're true to form and will have him get eaten up like Alonso and Vettel. The rumours that he's supposedly bringing half of Mercedes Technical with him means it's another attempt at the Schumi dynasty.
I hope that my name doesn't get banned. Reminds me of when Hamilton joined Mercedes in 2013 and had the best car from 2014 - 2020.
I remember how crazy leaving Mclaren for Mercedes sounded at the time .
Luckily, I Support Both Mercedes, Charles and Lewis - so it’s GREAT!
Would I Ever buy F1 Merchandise? - Nolt a Chance - lol
A possible situation arising: Merc fan base - Minus 5 million. Ferarri fan base - Plus 5 million. "Mercedes Team Fans - for Life!".......... until they're not. 😊
7:26 All my homies love Juan Pablo Montoya
Hamilton’s 1st day at Maranello: “This thing drives like a pig!” “Ssshhh, you can’t say that.” “Why not?” “It’s a Ferrari.” “It’s a shitbox man! An old colleague of mine once said so!”
If Lewis can pull some quality people with him to Ferrari maybe I'll start entertaining the thought that they could win a championship. By himself I don't think it'll make a decisive difference. Nothing against Lewis but winning the championship requires having the full package these days.
"he could win in the fastest car" ............... omg that says so much .............. Its like, you are only focused on the carperformance when hamilton is not winning.. when he is winning in the best car , you dont keep mentioning all the other drivers who could possibly win in hamiltons car.
It is extremely cringe.
Many years ago (at the end of 2007) I said that 'Lewis will be the best driver since Michael Schumacher'. My interlocutor disagreed. However when I added 'He will be signed for Ferrari one day, trust me' He began to wobble in his position. So I drove the knife home adding, 'When he wins for Ferrari, you will drop your racist objection and cheer him on to more wins'. I will forever thank ITV Sport for showing us the majesty of Turkey GP2 of 2006. That was evidence. Of my anecdote, I have no evidence to back up my sagacity. The other guy died too young, and still believing Ron Dennis to be 'the biggest crook in F1'. God my mate was naive.
As an American, I could definitely see Hamilton coming to the US to finish out his racing career once his contract with Ferrari ends given the business connections he has over here (heck he is a minority owner of the Denver Broncos of the NFL). If Hamilton were to end his career in the US, it would likely be in NASCAR instead of Indycar mainly because Indycar is facing a very uncertain future especially since Honda is threatening to destabilize the entire series by pulling out after 2026 if Indycar can't find a way to reduce operating costs. Lewis in NASCAR would be a massive jolt in terms of making NASCAR a series that is respected overseas because there are still some who think that NASCAR currently is what was portrayed in the Talladega Nights movie. I think Lewis would want to end his career in NASCAR to do something no other driver has ever done & that is be the first driver to win titles in both NASCAR & F1. Lastly there are a few teams in NASCAR (like Hendrick, Penske even 23XI with Michael Jordan's money) that could afford to pay his salary.
COSMIC. Anyway, 44 was done 2 years ago, he will NEVER win a race for Fewwawi, unless he has the best car (and a sub standard team mate) he will never win a thing, ask button
About the F1 fans making drivers their own personality, this hits close to home tbh. Back in the early days of the pandemic, I was in the process of turning one of my socials into a stan account for a world renowned music artist (hint: She sang with the likes of Mac Miller, The Weeknd, Nicki Minaj, and Jessie J, and was an actress with co-star Jennette McCurdy). Thankfully that never materialized, I was just totally being delusional because we were all stuck inside and had nothing else better to do. And also thanks to her obsessive fans I stopped listening to her music, totally. 💀💀 Goes on to show how problematic idolizing somebody can be lmao. And I hate to say it but making F1 drivers your personality isn't gonna solve all your problems. Trust me I've tried that and found out the hard way.
If Ferrari does have that big performance bump, nearly every non-Hamilton fan is going to wish this happened to Someone Else
Though it might balance out if it gets Leclerc his Monaco win... Finally.
The length of contract was the main issue, let’s be honest. Merc were keeping their options open for Kimi Antonelli, and Lewis didn’t want to risk be replaced. He wanted to take on the 2026 regs with a manufacturer team, if Merc had offered him a firm 3 year deal he’d have taken it. 🤷♂️
Ferrari cant win a world championship with all the mistakes they make and Lewis wont change that.
This should be an interesting season for M-B: Will the team help Sir Lewis,or support George Russell? I'm not a Max fan,but I'm sure that he's saying,"More fun for me!' He needs to retire.
Please if you’re going to talk about a team move of a driver then gloss over the reason why it was done without
doing any research you’re not worth watching. So I switched off after you hadn’t a clue about the offer Mercedes
put before hamilton which was a one year only deal. That was a massive omission.
Still distracting, nonetheless. A massive firework to distract from the Andretti case exposing how F1 is keen on entertainment than competition. Why can't motorsport be more like Japan Super GT? Winning and dominating equals punishment of weight addition there.
Coca-Cola left because of Erebus’ handling of the situation. Much like Southern Cross Truck Rentals.
Shaw and Partners left because Will Brown and Jack Perkins are no longer at the team, which we knew last year, so that one is a nothing story, but the other 2 are big
I can't see Hamilton lasting more than 2 years as he will probably get pissed off with Ferrari's way of operating. As for Mercedes, it would make sense to wait until mid-season and decide on either Antonelli or Schumacher. Albon/Sainz, etc, would want at least 3 year contracts. If Antonelli wins F2 in that time, he will have nowhere to go.
Obviously Hamilton is doing what Schumacher did. Moving to another manufacturer in his later years, if there’s no wins, he was there to help develop and get the manufacturer back on top without tarnishing his legacy. Everybody needs to carm down.
Yeah, I said something to the effect of Lewis will move to Ferrari in '25 and win a championship by '26 of a punt in a few video comments on this channel last year when talking about his future... Yeah, didn't think he would move after his last contract at Mercedes.
7:09 2 weeks later it's back up to 360, there's day to day variance but they seem to be keeping their 50 euro bump, thats 16%
Could be a bubble though
I’ve always been a Lewis fan . He went to McLaren so I liked McLaren. Then he went to Mercedes so naturally I then became a Mercedes fan ….. now he’s going to Ferrari ( but I’ve never liked Ferrari ) so I guess I have to errrrr ………help me someone
I have a fair amount of experience with Italians. I can’t fathom Ferrari getting truly involved in social projects or taking openness and transparency seriously. I believe Lewis will be quite frustrated after the honeymoon is over.
4:45: Why the shock? That was the part of the price that Hamilton would have required to move. Either they did it, whether or not they liked it behind closed doors. If they didn't agree, Hamilton doesn't sign. Period. Why so naive?
Love that you mentioned the Brodie situation.
When Hamilton left McLaren for Mercedes, McLaren was a team that won races and Mercedes was not. Seemed a curious move. After a massive rules overhaul, Mercedes was suddenly winning everything whilst McLaren was struggling. I'm curious to see if Hamilton will once again prove to be as good at predicting which team will be on top as he is at driving.
It’s a pity Horner is getting all the headlines for the wrong reasons. Hamilton probably worked out, the Ferrari factory is closer to Monaco than Brackley 😂
I think this will be good for both of them. It’ll let MB try to build back up without the insane spotlight where every weekend failing to win is a disaster and Lewis/Toto are trashing the car. As, for Hamilton, a change of scenery is always a good thing at a time like this and especially to such a different culture. He won’t be expected to win a title with what Ferrari has got now, but if they do pull off and a miracle and he wins his 8th title with Ferrari it’ll be a straight movie script.
I also think Hamilton will be a better teammate for Leclerc. Sainz was on a sneaky mission to undermine Charles who is way too passive. I think they’ll get along really well, but hopefully they’ll end up being bitter rivals. I don’t really think Hamilton is going to be mentoring Charles in any way though.
I can only see success commercially , on the track he is yesterday’s man, not many would take Hamilton over LeClerc, also LeClerc gets another year in the car , he will rinse Hamilton with same equipment. Sidewards move driver wise, I’d have kept Sainz.
New Ferarri livery, to be seen in 2025: "Scuderia Ferarri - powered by Mercedes Benz" 😂😂
If you can't win sportingly, you might as well win commercially. Ferrari has chosen to be the Inter Miami CF or motorsport
Bringing in Lewis to help coach up Leclerc sounds like the probable plot of the Brad Pitt film. Which Lewis is consulting on!
Now Ferrari has to paint their cars black for that money scam called BLM 😂😂😂😂
Interesting comment about the purple hats, as Ferrari drivers currently use Ferrari colors. So this will be a rebrand for Ferrari by marketing an individual driver. I can't see it happening. At least the car is already half black ;)
Meanwhile, we refuse to give Andretti a spot in the show yet we applaud this???? F1 fans suck.
It still seems a bit odd. Ferrari is willing to support hamiltons projects, most of them involving electric powered cars, climate change, Racial and Gender Issues
Ferrari on the other hand are unwilling to build electrical cars, and their newest car is a V12 SUV thats not even practical, its like Ferrari refuses to build something sensible, most of their customers are from old money or sheikhs
All of this just feels like a personal mission of john elkann, almost like he takes personal offence in not having the best drivers of all time driving for them.
An Italian I met in Prague told me when we discussed vettel: "Ferrari always needs the biggest champion available, the moment you come to Ferrari all other championships are worth less and it doesn't matter how good the other teams car is, it will never be a Ferrari"
Honestly the more I think about this the more I think this an attempt to bring some credibility back to the F1 team. While they did well last year it's no secret they have been struggling since that second half of the 2019 season. And Ferrari getting it's first overall win at Le Mans in almost 60 years highlighted that even more.
This seems like a dream move, but we know Ferrari, so there are inherent risks for both sides. Both are risking their reputation with this move. If Ferrari does have a good car, and Lewis is beaten by Leclerc to the title, no matter his age some questions will rise up, of course it won't hurt as much because of his age and the fact that he helped Ferrari develop a championship winner but still. If Ferrari continues on their 2nd-3rd fastest trend, Hamilton may become disillusioned, and then their break-up will be as big, if not bigger, as the news of them signing together.
Hamilton is the most decorated driver to ever join Ferrari, they have of course put past champions in terrible situations, Vettel, Alonso, even Prost, but leaving Hamilton at the mercy of a strategy that clearly does not work, or hoping he can pull his magic to finish 3rd will clearly put them in a terrible light in the eyes of F1, Hamilton and Ferrari fans. As a long time Ferrari fan, I certainly hope that that is not the case, but I remain realistic and can see this being terrible for the both of them, if all the stars do not align.
With drivers carrying on until there 40s will kill the sport,,as why bother doing the lower formulas if there's no chance to get in f1.
i was half asleep when i click this video since im part of the tifosi excited for LH signing, then i woke up with that Rock stopping Cody on finishing his story line of yours.
Yes it's big news that Lewis is going to Ferrari. But Michael going there for 96 after leaving a world championship car and team was a bigger deal altogether.
Vassuer just locked in his position for the forseeable future, i promise the only reason Hamilton even believed anything ferrari had to say was because it was Fred saying it. There is no way Ferrari can reasonably get rid of him after pulling this off.
10:47: It is for a challenge. He's gone stale with Mercedes and this will be an invigorating. " Can he repeat his "McLaren to Mercedes" magic again?
I hope Fernando moves to Mercedes and wins, it would really pee in Lewis's cornflakes.
What a weird place F1 is in right now, of the two guys who beat Red Bull in a race last year, one of them's been sacked.