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Fernando Alonso picked up his phone to call Toto Wolff when he learned that Mercedes would have an unexpected vacancy<\/b> next season.<\/p>\n

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff talked about the rumors that preceded Lewis Hamilton’s announcement regarding his departure from the team<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Lewis Hamilton will start a new chapter with Ferrari in 2025.<\/h2>\n

“I was not at all shocked,” said Toto Wolff to The Guardian, the British news outlet, about Lewis Hamilton’s visit to deliver the bad news.<\/p>\n

\u00ab I knew it was being prepared for a few weeks when I received a call from Carlos Sainz and his father. He told me, ‘Something is happening.’ I replied, ‘Why would this happen before the start of the season?’ But that same afternoon, I received calls from several other drivers close to Charles Leclerc. Fernando Alonso too. \u00bb<\/p>\n

I think it started with Leclerc, who knew since winter, then his closest allies learned that there was a free spot. I told Susie: ‘This is happening without us officially knowing anything.’ \u00bb Toto Wolff sent a message to his counterpart at Ferrari, Fred Vasseur, who is also a close friend, but it went unanswered.<\/p>\n

No resentment towards Hamilton<\/h2>\n

He chose not to confront Lewis Hamilton personally. I didn’t want to put him in a situation where he would have to lie to me, because at that point, the contract wasn’t signed, said the German.<\/p>\n

Lewis Hamilton will seek to win a record eighth F1 world championship with Ferrari in 2025. Mercedes will bring in rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli, while George Russell will become their senior driver.<\/p>\n

“There is an emotional side, because we have traveled this road together,” said Toto Wolff about Lewis Hamilton.<\/p>\n

\u00ab The relationships will change, but not the depth of emotion. On the contrary. It will be a new friendship with Lewis. On a professional level, I still see benefits in the change. We have new regulations, we have reorganized our structure, and we are entering a new era with our senior driver who is going to be 27 years old and our young 18-year-old driver. Together, our two drivers are barely older than Lewis. It’s very exciting \u00bb, he concludes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

That same afternoon, I received calls from several other drivers,” said the Mercedes boss. 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