Leaving Mercedes F1 team for Ferrari the “hardest decision”

At the end of a dramatic day of developments, as Hamilton’s bombshell move sent shock waves through F1, Mercedes ended speculation in the evening when it announced that the seven-time champion would leave the squad at the end of this year.

As predicted, it said that Hamilton had activated an exit clause in his contract that leaves him free to join Ferrari for 2025.

Speaking for the first time about the call to end his long association with…