Flavio Briatore has joined Eddie Jordan in questioning Ferrari’s choice to signal Lewis Hamilton instead of Carlos Sainz for the 2025 F1 season.
Hamilton’s bombshell transfer to Ferrari was introduced on the eve of final season, bringing an finish to his lengthy affiliation with Mercedes.
Hamilton will make his Ferrari debut on the Australian Grand Prix in March as he goes in quest of a record-breaking eighth world title.
Briatore, who’s govt advisor for Alpine, forged his verdict on Ferrari’s choice to exchange Sainz with Hamilton.
“It is going to be unusual to see Lewis within the Ferrari,” Briatore advised sport.de. “After all, I respect such choices, however I additionally ponder whether it is sensible. Ferrari had two prime drivers in Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz.
“I don’t perceive why they cut up up this nice pairing. It’s not my job to guage, but when I had been able of duty at Ferrari, I wouldn’t have signed Lewis.
“In precept, it’s good for Components 1 if Lewis drives for Ferrari. And the whole lot that’s good for Components 1 is nice for me too. It’s definitely good for tv and the scores too. Let’s wait and see. Time will inform how properly he drives within the Ferrari.”
Sainz, alongside Charles Leclerc, narrowly missed out on the 2024 F1 constructors’ championship.
They completed 13 factors behind McLaren after Lando Norris received the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Ferrari’s title drought stretches again to 2008, once they received the constructors’ championship with Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen.
Eddie Jordan delivers “suicidal” verdict
Jordan additionally questioned Ferrari’s choice to disrupt their driver line-up for 2025.
The Irishman branded the choice as “suicidal” when reflecting on the season.
Jordan stated: “Fred Vasseur had an actual alternative to carry this group nice, nice success. Now he has to start out desirous about gelling and mending away, that he can get a brand new member of the group, egos, the whole lot concerned.
“Lewis is a very good individual. I’m unsure there’s many nicer individuals on the grid than Lewis Hamilton, so I don’t assume he’ll have an issue there.
“Nonetheless, my FFS goes to John Elkann of Ferrari for even authorising, signing off on that deal. It was completely suicidal to eliminate Carlos.”
