ARCHIVO - El piloto de Mercedes Lewis Hamilton observa el Ferrari de Kimi Raikkonen tras ganar la pole del Gran Premio de China, en Shangái, el sábado 11 de abril de 2015. (AP Foto/Toru Takahashi)
FILE - Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain and Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff, right, celebrate after Hamilton won the race and his seventh world championship at the Formula One Turkish Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park circuit racetrack in Istanbul, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. Lewis Hamilton’s decision to leave Mercedes for Ferrari shocked the Formula One world with even Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff calling it a “surprise.” Wolff said he had heard rumors that Hamilton might leave but didn’t know for sure until the F1 great confirmed it over breakfast on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024 at Wolff’s home in Oxford, England. (AP Photo/Kenan Asyali, Pool, File)
FILE - Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain, waves as he arrives for the F1 drivers group picture ahead the drivers parade prior to the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix at the Yas Marina racetrack in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023. Driving for Ferrari next year will be a dream come true for Lewis Hamilton but the seven-time Formula One champion remains “100% committed” to Mercedes until then, he wrote Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)
FILE - second placed Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain, bottom, is sprayed with champagne by third placed Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc of Monaco on the podium for the Formula One Mexico Grand Prix auto race at the Hermanos Rodriguez racetrack in Mexico City, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. Driving for Ferrari next year will be a dream come true for Lewis Hamilton but the seven-time Formula One champion remains “100% committed” to Mercedes until then, he wrote Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)
ARCHIVO - El piloto de Mercedes Lewis Hamilton en el circuito de Sakhir, Bahréin, el jueves 2 de marzo de 2023. (AP Foto/Frank Augstein)
FILE - Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain, left, and Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc of Monaco arrive to speak to media ahead of the Formula On Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, March 16, 2023. Lewis Hamilton's arrival will present “a huge opportunity” for Ferrari next year but signing the seven-time Formula One champion involved some uncomfortable phone calls, team principal Fred Vasseur said Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. Hamilton is joining Ferrari for next season after driving for Mercedes since 2013. He will team up with Charles Leclerc at the Italian team after Carlos Sainz Jr. leaves. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)