Hamilton linked with shock move to F1 rivals

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Amid a thin play successful his tenth play with Mercedes, whispers are increasing louder that Lewis Hamilton could determination to a rival Formula One squad astatine the extremity of the 2023 season.

The seven-time satellite champion's declaration expires astatine the extremity of the F1 twelvemonth and portion Mercedes main Toto Wolff volition beryllium aiming for an hold for Hamilton, it's not a fait accompli helium volition enactment with the German manufacturer, particularly if helium doesn't triumph the rubric this year, The Sun reports.

The quality comes arsenic Charles Leclerc reportedly wrote to Ferrari's main executive, John Elkann, past week to petition an exigency gathering pursuing his disastrous commencement to the season.

He failed to decorativeness the Bahrain Grand Prix aft motor issues and teammate Carlos Sainz finished fourth, with Red Bull duo Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez surging up this season.

If Hamilton were to marque the power to Ferarri, Leclerc would astir surely beryllium moved on.

"It's the tendency of each drivers to thrust for Ferrari," Sky F1 big Simon Lazenby told Express Sport.

"In the past, Lewis has been quoted arsenic saying helium would similar to thrust for Ferrari.

"If Ferrari moves comfortably up of Mercedes I wouldn't regularisation it out."

Mercedes has struggled successful caller seasons with Ferrari and Red Bull dominating astatine the apical of the standings.

Hamilton has failed to seizure the aforesaid occurrence that saw him lauded arsenic the apical operator successful the sport, with Verstappen winning the past 2 championships.

The Brit has expressed vexation with his existent predicament and finished 5th astatine the Bahrain Grand Prix earlier this month.

"Last year, I told them the issues that are with the car," helium precocious told the BBC.

"Like, I've driven truthful galore cars successful my life, truthful I cognize what a car needs, I cognize what a car doesn't need.

"And I deliberation it's truly astir accountability, it's astir owning up and saying 'yeah, you cognize what, we didn't perceive to you, it's not wherever it needs to beryllium and we've got to work'.

"We've got to look into the equilibrium done the corners, look astatine each the anemic points and conscionable huddle up arsenic a team, that's what we do."

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