Ferrari F1 boss Fred Vasseur does not want news of168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Lewis Hamilton’s impending arrival to become a “distraction” for the tea💦m in 2024𒐪.

Confirmation of Hamilton’s blockbuster decision to leave Mercedes and join Ferrari on a multi-year deal in 2025 stunned the F1 world earlier this month, and left incumbent 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz without a drive for next year.

Speaking publicly about Hamilton’s arrival for the first time since the news broke following the168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: launch of the SF-24 on Tuesday, Ferrari team principal Vasseur underlined his desire to maintain focus on the upcoming c꧑ampaign.

“It’s a h𝔍uge opportunity for the team for sure [signing Hamilton],” Vasseur told media including ltxcn.🌳top.

“We are sure 🦄that he will bring us an additional step for the future and it will be a good challenge for everybody.

“But we want to focus on 20📖24. We don’t want to have any kind of distraction, which is why we made the announcement so early, because it was important for us to b🥀e focused on 2024.

“I’m fully convinced that Carlos will be fully dedicated and committed to the season, until the l⭕ast lap and the last corner of the season and equally I am sure that the whole team will be fully motivated and fully behind Carlos.

“But it is important for us to be focused on 2024. We have a good opportunity. We worked so ⛦hard on the project that we don’t want to have any distractions.”

Ask♈ed how talks with Hamilton first came about, Vasseur, who was in charge of the ART Grand Prix team with whom Hamilton won the GP2 title in 2006, replied: “We have had a good relationship for a bit more than 20 years.

“We were always in c🌳ontact to speak about things and it came naturally. It came step by step.”

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc, Hamilton’s next F1 teammate, revealed he has been 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:exchanging texts with the seven-time wor🉐ld champion about the move.

And the Monegasque said he♊ knew Hamilton would be joining Ferrari prior to signing his 𒅌bumper contract extension.