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Lewis Hamilton says “at some stage” he will “have to start the conversation with Toto”, so that he can start preparing for his transition to Ferrari.
Lewis Hamilton will exit Mercedes at the end of 2024, after 12 years with the team, and he will then join Ferrari in 2025.
At a certain point in the season, Lewis will have to start preparing his transition, so he is aware that he will soon have to have that ‘awkward’ conversation with Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff.
“At some stage I will have to start the conversation with Toto,” the Briton said.
“I’ve never been in this position at this time of the year. When I was leaving McLaren it was towards the end of the season. I had my first seat fit [at Mercedes] after the season was done.
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“I’m not quite sure how to navigate it but right now I want to finish on a high here so all my energy is going into this. Of course there’s excitement for the future.
“Right now we’re going through a difficult phase, that’s my challenge and where all my energy is going to try and figure out how we can get ourselves back to the top.
“I’m a competitor first and foremost so I want to win. Thinking about next year is not going to help me do that,” Hamilton concluded.
