Lewis Hamilton has signed to race for Mercedes from the start of the 2013 season, ending a 14 year association with McLaren after joining them when he was 13.
Sources close to Hamilton insist that his decision to join Mercedes isn’t financial, instead based on the fact that Mercedes are making a huge push in 2014 when new chassis and engine rules are introduced, despite his Mercedes contract is being bigger than his current deal with McLaren.
If Hamilton has really has left based on Mercedes hoping that rule changes will benefit them in 2014 then that is a huge gamble, as since Mercedes returned to the sport in 2010 their record has been less than stellar, particularly compared to McLaren.
Hamilton’s move means Michael Schumacher will probably retire, again, and it means that Sergio Perez will get the chance to prove himself amongst the big boys when he takes Hamilton’s seat next season.
Whatever Hamilton’s reason(s) for leaving McLaren, to me he looks like someone who has left for the money and to be unequivocally viewed as the teams no.1 who everybody works for, because why would you leave a team fighting for the title now to go and join a team that might be able to in two years time, it just doesn’t make any sense.
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