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Max Verstappen predicts ‘awkward’ final year at Mercedes for Hamilton 

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Max Verstappen predicts ‘awkward’ final year at Mercedes for Hamilton 

Max Verstappen says Lewis Hamilton’s switch to Ferrari for 2025 was not a surprise to him, but reckons the early timing of the seismic announcement will make things a “little bit awkward” at Mercedes in the new season.

Red Bull’s Verstappen was asked about his rival’s blockbuster move for the first time at the launch of his team’s new car and suggested it was “not a surprise for me that they were talking”.

“At the end of the day seeing him go to Ferrari is not a surprise. If that’s your goal as a kid or your dream then you go, right?” Verstappen, F1’s reigning triple world champion, told reporters.

“The only thing for me was that it seemed like it [the news] was a bit leaked of course and then they had to announce it because to announce something that big that early in the season I think for sure for the rest of the year is a little bit awkward.

“Even though you have had a lot of success together as a team, you can’t be included into everything anymore.

Verstappen says it is inevitable that, as with any driver leaving a team, Hamilton will be kept away from certain discussions and information related to plans for future seasons as this campaign wears on.

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However, he does not believe there will be a change to the level of support and backing that Mercedes give their long-serving driver.

“For sure he has a great relationship with everyone and especially also with Toto (Wolff). But he also knows at one point, and Toto for sure will tell him like ‘I’m really sorry, we’ve had all this success, but you can’t be part of certain meetings anymore’,” added Verstappen.

Hamilton has rewritten the sport’s record books during his 11 years at Mercedes, where he has won six of his seven world titles, in an association that had appeared set to take the 39-year-old to the end of his F1 career before news of his stunning Ferrari move emerged.

Speaking on the same topic earlier this month in the wake of Hamilton’s Ferrari switch being announced, Mercedes boss Wolff said the 2025 information issue was “not something that bothers me at all”.

“We have engineers that leave us and go to other teams and the notice periods are sometimes as short as six months,” Wolff said.

“So I don’t have any doubt in Lewis’ integrity in terms of sharing information. In that respect, we want to make sure that this is a successful season for both drivers [Hamilton and George Russell], and a successful season for Mercedes.”

Ferrari face the same situation with Carlos Sainz, who Hamilton is replacing next year.

Pre-season testing takes place from Wednesday February 21 to Friday February 23 at the Bahrain International Circuit with just three days for the teams to get prepared for the new season.

Just one week later, the opening race of the 2024 season will begin with the Bahrain Grand Prix from February 29 to March 2. 

Due to the Muslim holy period of Ramadan, the Bahrain and, seven days later, the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, will be held on a Saturday.

This means practice one and two will take place on Thursdays, with final practice and qualifying on Fridays.

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