Lewis Hamilton informed Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff that he’d be joining Ferrari back in the winter. That has given all parties an extended period to come to terms with the monumental news. The Austrian insists he wasn’t surprised by his exit – he knew he had the option to leave under his contract. But Wolff did question the timing of Hamilton’s decision, which he made before any competitive racing action. The narrative has shifted over the course of the season. After Mercedes made a poor start and Ferrari took victories in Australia and Monaco, the suggestion was that Hamilton had pull…
