Ferrari warned Lewis Hamilton will cause internal drama when partnering Charles Leclerc

Ferrari made the determination earlier the existent Formula 1 play began to ditch Carlos Sainz successful favour of bringing successful Lewis Hamilton to spouse Charles Leclerc successful 2025

A erstwhile Ferrari technologist has criticised the determination to bring successful Lewis Hamilton and thinks the Brit's beingness volition mean "a batch of imaginable for drama".

At the property of 40, seven-time Formula 1 champion Hamilton volition signifier a formidable operator concern with Charles Leclerc. His large power comes astatine the disbursal of Carlos Sainz, who has performed good for the Italian squad but who was axed truthful they had country for their blockbuster caller signing.

But not everyone of a Ferrari persuasion is convinced that it volition spell well. Ernest Knoors, who spent galore years arsenic an technologist astatine Maranello, specialising successful powerfulness units, worries that Hamilton's beingness could bash much harm than bully for a squad that is uncovering its groove nether Frederic Vasseur.

"A large sanction similar Hamilton besides brings a batch of authorities and if authorities wrong Ferrari are not managed well, past determination is simply a batch of imaginable for drama," helium told Formule1.nl. "Hamilton has the inclination that if things bash not enactment out, helium turns his full car upside down and starts experimenting.

"Ferrari believes precise overmuch successful the large personalities and volition travel him. But Hamilton is conscionable idiosyncratic you person to usher a small spot and not springiness the state to rebuild the full car, due to the fact that past it volition spell wholly wrong. So I bash not cognize if it is specified a astute move, but of people it is bully for the sport."

News of Hamilton's planned determination broke connected February 1, coinciding with football's Transfer Deadline Day. That the backmost pages of galore newspapers were dominated by the determination of Hamilton to swap Mercedes for Ferrari was testament to the magnitude of the announcement.

Sainz was not amazed arsenic helium had been informed by his squad of the program up of it being made public. But the Spaniard responded good with 2 victories to day this play and 5 further appearances connected the podium, connected the mode to what looks apt to beryllium a fifth-placed decorativeness successful the title - 2 spots and 54 points up of Hamilton.

Sainz has signed for Williams adjacent twelvemonth and, aft respective years of moving astatine the beforehand of the grid, volition absorption connected his caller situation of helping reconstruct 1 of the grid's astir historical teams to its erstwhile glory. But Knoors believes helium should person been kept connected by Ferrari instead.

The Dutchman added: "I spot Lewis Hamilton's accomplishment astatine Ferrari much arsenic a PR move. With each owed respect, Hamilton is not going to take that Ferrari from P6 to P1. He volition get the astir retired of it, but what Ferrari has to bash is marque that car faster. And if you marque that car faster, you tin easy thrust astatine the beforehand with the existent line-up.

"Besides, arsenic a squad you person to look further connected the horizon. If Hamilton becomes champion successful the coming years, helium and Ferrari volition go immortal. But if you privation to physique a squad with endowment for the adjacent 5 years, are you going to physique connected Hamilton? No, due to the fact that helium volition truly beryllium finished aft 2 oregon 3 years. That is wherefore I would person kept the precise beardown line-up that Ferrari has now."