Carlos Sainz Sr has claimed168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Lewis Hamilton was the one who initiated first contact with Ferrari ahead of his blockbuster F1 switch.

Last February Hamilton shocked the F1 world by announcing he would be leaving Mercedes after 12 years to complete a move to rivals Ferrꩲari i🎶n 2025.

The seven-time world champion’s decision resulted in 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz losing his seat so that Hamilton could team up with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc.

Hamilton informed🍒 Mercedes boss Toto Wolff of hiꦿs decision to activate a break clause in his contract during a visit to his house at the end of January.

Wolff revealed he go🐼t an early tip-off from Sainz Sr, who called the Austrian up before he met with Hamilton.

It had been thought that Ferrari chairman John Elkann proposed the switch t꧅o Hamilton but Sainz Sr insists it was the Briton who made the 🐻initial approach.

“I wouldn’t describe it as the Scuderia behaving b🌺adly,” Sainz Sr told. “The ꦦcircumstances of the perfect storm have arisen.

“Ferrari was ha💛ppy with Carlos but the possibility appeared because Haꦓmilton himself produced it. It is he who approached Ferrari, then the circumstances arose.

“♒Perhaps that process could have been clearer, but then it wou🦩ld have been leaked and Ferrari did not want it to be.”

Ferrari’s handling of son’s exit praised

Sainz Sr was full of praღise for th♉e manner in which Ferrari handled his son’s exit from the team.

Ferrari waved ﷺa heartfelt goodbye to Sainz by organising a final drive at 📖their Fiorano test track.

As part of the special💛 send-off, Sainz Sr was also given the opportunity to drive the F1-75 alongside his son.

“♉I have no experience in any formula championship, very, very 🧜little, so for me it was a big thing,” he told The Sun.

“I really enjoyed it a lot. The power, the handling, and the br✅aking is amazing.

“To have the chꦜance to be there with my son, what Ferrari did for him, and invite me to drive together with him was realꦆly fantastic.

“It was an unbelievable day. I will never forget it because we really had good fun and obviously the experience to drive a modern Formula 1 car was unb꧋elievable.”