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Lewis Hamilton says he “knew it would be an unlikely scenario” that his race engineer Peter Bonnington – Bono would go with him to Ferrari, “because it’s such a drastic change within his life”.
After it was announced that Lewis Hamilton’s long-time race engineer Peter Bonnington – Bono would not be joining him at Ferrari, Lewis said he was always aware that it was not a likely scenario.
“I would have loved to have continued with Bono, of course,” Lewis said.
“We have a great relationship. You heard in Silverstone, he’s like a brother. But I’m really, really, really happy for him.
“Like for me, it’s just about people doing what’s best, you have to do whatever’s best for you. Packing up and leaving, I can only imagine, it’s him and his partner, and it impacts both of them.
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“So, they had to do whatever is right for him. I knew it would be an unlikely scenario that he would go with me, because it’s such a drastic change within his life.
“But I’m really happy the team have acknowledged and made changes to in the team so he can grow more with it.
“I think he’ll now be able to show even more of the great things that he’s been doing. But either way, we’re going to be family forever.
“We’ve spoken about it, we just want to make sure we finish on a high,” Hamilton concluded.
