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Alla Zakarian

15-12-2019 | 21:22 Formula 1
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Hamilton 'certain' to join Ferrari, and is bringing Wolff with him

Former team owner Eddie Jordan says it is "absolutely certain" that Lewis Hamilton will join Ferrari in 2021 and believes Toto Wolff will follow him to Maranello. Both Hamilton and Wolff's contracts will expire at the end of next year. Hamilton has long been linked with a move to Ferrari and Ferrari team chief executive Louis Camilleri has admitted, Hamilton had talks with president John Elkman. "It would be the right time for Lewis to go to Ferrari," Jordan told Top Gear Magazine. "He's coming to the end of his career, but he still wants to win his seven or more titles. But the real belief that I think Lewis will go to Ferrari in 2021 is that Toto Wolff's contract expires at the end of next year. He knows Mercedes' long-term future in Formula 1 is not a certainty. Indeed, Lewis has mentioned Toto's contract on more than one occasion, which is unusual for an F1 driver to do. "Lewis would only go to Ferrari if someone could protect him against any possibility that Charles Leclerc could usurp him. So Ferrari would bring Toto along too. What [Ferrari] don't have is that person on the pit wall to guide the team, in terms of how they structure the race strategy. Toto knows that. Racing is in his blood, and he'd love to have a name like Ferrari on his CV too. "I'm absolutely certain that in 2021, Lewis Hamilton will move to Ferrari. Toto goes with him, because as I said, Lewis won't leave himself exposed, and it will be his way of bringing an equaliser. Do Ferrari need two number ones? No, but they won't let go of Leclerc." Source- GPFans

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