Just for show?
Ferrari boss: “I think it’s unfair to Lewis”
Did Lewis Hamilton only sign with Ferrari to add the Scuderia to his CV? At least that's what racing legend Jacky Ickx suspects. "I think that's unfair to Lewis," disagrees Ferrari boss John Elkann.
"Ferrari was strongly tempted to sign Hamilton - probably for marketing reasons. And probably also because the Englishman wanted to gain a new experience and add Ferrari to his history," Ickx accused the Italian racing team and the seven-time world champion. "We must not forget that there are many important aspects to Formula 1. There are also economic aspects, marketing, politics. But at the end of the day, it's about winning."
"We don't need to"
All nonsense, as Elkann points out. The Ferrari CEO told Time magazine: "The insinuation that the signing of Lewis Hamilton was only done for marketing reasons, I think that's unfair to Lewis. To tell the truth - Lewis doesn't need something like that, and Ferrari doesn't need something like that either. What we do need are victories on the race track, and that's the only reason we came together. I see unlimited possibilities for this connection."
After twelve years at Mercedes, Hamilton will be competing in red for the first time this year. The Briton will be chasing his first points for Ferrari on March 16 at the Albert Park Circuit in Australia.
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