Flavio Briatore has joined Eddie Jordan in questioning Ferrari’s choice to signal Lewis Hamilton rather than 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 government advisor for Alpine, forged his verdict on Ferrari’s choice to interchange Sainz with Hamilton.
“It will likely be unusual to see Lewis within the Ferrari,” Briatore advised sport.de. “In fact, I respect such selections, 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 ready of accountability at Ferrari, I wouldn’t have signed Lewis.
“In precept, it’s good for Components 1 if Lewis drives for Ferrari. And all the pieces that’s good for Components 1 is nice for me too. It’s actually good for tv and the rankings 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 gained the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Ferrari’s title drought stretches again to 2008, once they gained 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 crew 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 crew, egos, all the pieces concerned.
“Lewis is a very good particular person. I’m unsure there’s many nicer folks on the grid than Lewis Hamilton, so I don’t suppose he’ll have an issue there.
“Nevertheless, my FFS goes to John Elkann of Ferrari for even authorising, signing off on that deal. It was completely suicidal to do away with Carlos.”
