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Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton says his move to Ferrari, scheduled for 2025, will add a whole new chapter to his glittering career, but stressed he hopes to leave Mercedes on a high. The 39-year-old Brit has been with Mercedes since 2013, but recently activated a break clause to seal a move to the Italian team in 2025. “In the new year an opportunity came up and I decided to take it,” Hamilton said. , describing the decision as the most difficult he had ever experienced. “We have had an incredible journey together, making history in the sport and it is something I am very proud of,” he said.
Hamilton – without a win in two years – won six of his record seven world championships with the Silver Arrows.
“This chapter is still not finished and I am still 100 percent focused on delivering results for this team,” he emphasized on Friday.
Mercedes have struggled to match their rival Max Verstappen of Red Bull since Hamilton controversially missed out on a record eighth world championship in 2021.
Current Formula 1 world champion Verstappen won 19 of last season's 22 races as he cruised to a third consecutive Drivers' Championship.
The opening race of the F1 season will take place in Bahrain on March 2.
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