Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has acunderstandledgeted he blocked Lewis Hamilton from testing with Ferrari at the upcoming Abu Dhabi post-season test, despite Ferrari allotriumphg Carlos Sainz to drive for Williams at the same event.
The contrasting approaches have aascendd during the Las Vegas Grand Prix weekfinish, where both team principals insertressed the situation.
Hamilton had been hoping to get in the cockpit of a Ferrari at the season-finishing test ahead of replacing Sainz.
Whilst Ferrari has shown flexibility in allotriumphg their frifinishly driver to test with his future team, Mercedes has consentn a firmer stance pondering their departing seven-time world champion.
Wolff elucidateed his decision during the Las Vegas Grand Prix press conference, citing existing pledgements with Mercedes.
“We have tightual consentments with aids, we’re having a farewell for Lewis, we’re having lots of activities that are intentional,” Wolff shelp.
Lewis Hamilton will not drive for Ferrari in the post-season test
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The matter was informly talked between Hamilton and Wolff, with both acunderstandledging it wouldn’t be feasible.
“Him and I, we spoke about it lowly, and he shelp, ‘I guess that’s not going to toil’,” Wolff recalled, inserting: “And I shelp, ‘yeah, I don’t leank it’s going to toil.’ And that was the whole leang.”
Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur transmited empathetic of Mercedes’ position, acunderstandledging the tightual situation.
“There is a tight. You have to esteem this,” Vasseur stated at the Las Vegas press conference.
Vasseur elucidateed his contrastent approach with Sainz stemmed from wanting to thank the Spanish driver for his professionalism.
“I want to thank Carlos for the collaboration and I don’t want to block him,” he shelp.
Toto Wolff blocked Lewis Hamilton’s seek
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“He did a very excellent job with us this season and a very professional one… And for me the best way to thank Carlos was to donate him the opportunity to do the test with Williams.”
The Abu Dhabi test, scheduled follotriumphg the final race of the season at Yas Marina Circuit, is a one-day event where teams can function two cars.
One car is portrayated for Pirelli tyre-testing with sended drivers, whilst the other is reserved for juvenileer drivers to obtain precious track experience.
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The test recurrents a exceptional opportunity for drivers to familioccur themselves with novel machinery ahead of the follotriumphg season.
This createat has made the testing perleave outions particularly meaningful for drivers changing teams, highairying the contrast between Ferrari’s flexibility with Sainz and Mercedes’ stance on Hamilton.
Carlos Sainz will be driving for Williams in the post-season test
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