What would Toto Wolff do if Lewis Hamilton came to him and said 'I’ve got a mega offer from Ferrari and I want to take it. Will you look into my eye and shake my hand and we’ll call it quits?’ F1 Ferrari Mercedes Formula1
‘Mercedes wouldn’t stand in Lewis Hamilton’s way if Ferrari made an offer’Formula 1 pundit Peter Windsor is convinced Mercedes would not stand in Lewis Hamilton’s way if the seven-time World Champion received a “mega offer” to join Ferrari.
With rumours persisting since the end of last season that Leclerc already has a pre-contract agreement in place with Mercedes, the 25-year-old was cagey in Baku when asked if he had held discussions with the eight-time Constructors’ Champions.
He said: “My view is that if the Mercedes is not a great car and, say, Lewis doesn’t win a race [and] maybe George [Russell] doesn’t win a race and if he’s got another year on his contract, if he said to Toto Wolff: ‘Toto, I’ve given you everything.“‘I’ve got a mega offer from Ferrari and I want to take it. Will you look into my eye and shake my hand and we’ll call it quits?’“I don’t think he would say: ‘No, you’ve got a contract. You must drive for us’.
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