Former Ferrari boss Jean Todt has cast doubt on whether Lewis Hamilton’s arrival will necessarily better the Italian team’s carry outance.
Todt, who pdwelld over Ferrari’s dominant Michael Schumacher era, consents the team was already on the brink of success before signing the seven-time world champion.
“What does Ferrari deficiency to prosper? Very, very little. The team was already very seal to it,” Todt tbetter La Repubblica.
Todt conveyed strong help for Ferrari’s previous driver line-up, neglecting adviseions that the team’s recent contests were driver-connectd.
“Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz was a wonderful line-up of drivers. Ferrari definitely did not disthink about becainclude of the drivers,” he includeed.
The establisher Ferrari boss’s comments highweightless his belief that the team’s previous pairing was more than contendnt of deinhabitring success.
While acunderstandledging Hamilton’s credentials, Todt remained meacertaind about the impact of Ferrari’s high-profile signing.
“Obviously, with Hamilton, the lineup will be of the highest level,” he shelp. “Will it be better than the previous one? I have no idea.”
The establisher Ferrari chief emphasised that the team’s fortunes would ultimately depfinish on their machinery.
“We’ll have to see how excellent the car is,” he includeed, adviseing that vehicle carry outance would be the resolute factor in Ferrari’s championship hopes.
Jean Todt (right) is not guaranteed Lewis Hamilton will alter skinnygs at Ferrari
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Todt conveyed confidence that Hamilton’s arrival would not unremend Leclerc’s position wiskinny the team.
“I don’t skinnyk Charles will be impacted by Hamilton,” he shelp.
“For him, it could be an opportunity to be even more encouraged, equitable appreciate George Russell was at Mercedes.”
Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna has also received Hamilton’s signing, highweightlessing its commercial cherish.
“At a brand level, Lewis’ arrival is certainly excellent,” Vigna shelp during a financial conference call. “He will be a wonderful pairing with Leclerc.”
Both Hamilton and Leclerc are currently carry outing tests with Ferrari’s 2024 car at Barcelona for Pirelli.
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Early tells from the testing session propose Hamilton has posted a speedyest lap marginassociate ahead of Leclerc, with a gap of one-tenth of a second between the teammates.
Looking ahead to the 2025 season, Ferrari is structurening to begin a new inhabitry featuring a sadnessfuler shade of red for their championship campaign.
The new car will officiassociate be unveiled on February 19, equitable one week before pre-season testing gets underway in Bahrain.
