‘He wants to change things up for Mercedes’: Lewis Hamilton’s former teammate insists the seven-time IS champion is committed to the Silver Arrows and will avoid a move to Ferrari, despite the designer’s recent hardships.
- Lewis Hamilton has been linked with a move away from Mercedes to compete
- However, his former teammate, Heikki Kovalainen, believes he will continue to play
- It was believed that Hamilton was considering Ferrari in search of an eighth title
Lewis Hamilton has been backed to make his Formula One career with Mercedes by his former teammate.
Hamilton, 38, has won seven world titles so far and the eighth player will move ahead of Michael Schumacher to stand alone as the most successful driver in the sport’s history.
But Mercedes has struggled to compete with the dominance of Red Bull and Max Verstappen in recent campaigns, leading to rumors that Hamilton will quit Ferrari or another team.
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff said he would not stand in the Briton’s way if he chose to leave the team in pursuit of the record.
Heikki Kovalainen, who was Hamilton’s Mercedes teammate in 2008 and 2009, believes the British driver is determined to solve the problems the current constructor is facing, rather than racing to find another home.
Lewis Hamilton has been backed to stay at Mercedes to try and turn around their struggles
Heikki Kovalainen (right) and Hamilton were teammates together in 2008 and 2009
When asked about the possibility of moving, Kovalainen told Mirror Sport: “Personally, I don’t expect it to come – for me, it’s a commitment to Mercedes.”
The Finn added that a private conversation in Hungary last year was revealing Hamilton’s future plans. ‘The body language and the feeling I got from him,’ he said, ‘I just felt like that was something he wanted to turn around.
He wants to turn things around for Mercedes and this will tick another box on his resume – to show that he not only drives good cars and makes the most of good cars, but that he can really turn a struggling team around and lead that team.
Kovalainen backs Hamilton to have the “skill and will” to return Mercedes to winners despite their difficulties. “It will be fun to watch,” Finn said.
Ahead of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Sunday, Hamilton confirmed that he has split from his long-term coach Angela Cullen after seven years together.
Verstappen won the season-opening race two weeks ago in Bahrain, driving a Red Bull 1-Two to reassert his dominance on the track. Hamilton was back in fifth place, 50 seconds off the lead.
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