Lewis Hamilton admitted he “massively underestimated” what his remaining yr at Mercedes could be like within the wake of saying that he was becoming a member of Ferrari for 2025 and that he has not at all times dealt with his feelings in the easiest way.
Hamilton will race for the Silver Arrows for the 246th and remaining time at F1’s season finale in Abu Dhabi this weekend, the ultimate chapter in a team-driver relationship that has rewritten the game’s document books over the previous 12 years.
However because the seven-time champion prepares to shut a tough season through which he’s heading in the right direction for his worst championship end in F1, a reflective Hamilton opened up on the strains and feelings of the previous 11 months since his bombshell Ferrari swap was made public.
“The primary assembly with Toto [Wolff] in the beginning of the yr was awkward, in fact, so it was awkward from the get go,” mentioned Hamilton in Thursday’s Drivers’ Press Convention.
“The day after, after I took a number of the group paintballing, they usually had simply came upon. So there’s been a great deal of moments by means of the yr. I bought shot at lots by individuals, a great deal of bruises. Individuals went in on me that day.
“I anticipated it might be tough, however massively underestimated how tough it might be. It was straining on the connection very early on, it took time for individuals to get previous it.
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