There was a point at the start of the season when Lewis Hamilton would have been counting down the days until he was going to leave Mercedes. Lewis Hamilton announced ahead of the start of the 2024 F1 season that he would be leaving Mercedes to join Ferrari next year. READ MORE: Everything you need to know about Lewis Hamilton’s 2025 move to Ferrari At the start of the campaign, Mercedes were the fourth-fastest team on the grid with Ferrari looking like the closest competitor to Red Bull. Carlos Sainz – the man Hamilton is replacing next year – won in Australia and for a while Charles Leclerc …
