MacDuck 1st Gear September 28, 2012 Share September 28, 2012 (edited) Quoted from http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorspor...-year-deal.html Lewis Hamilton to join Mercedes in $100m move from McLaren, signing a three-year deal Lewis Hamilton will on Friday bring to an end one of the most controversial and long-running transfer sagas in Formula One history by announcing that he is leaving McLaren, the team he has been with over half his life, for rivals Mercedes in a three-year deal which could be worth as much as $100million ( Edited September 28, 2012 by MacDuck ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDuck 1st Gear September 28, 2012 Author Share September 28, 2012 Source: http://asia.eurosport.com/formula-1/hamilt...074/story.shtml Sergio Perez gets Lewis Hamilton's McLaren seat By Jonathan Noble Lewis Hamilton's switch to Mercedes has been confirmed after McLaren announced that Sergio Perez is joining its squad for 2013. Ahead of an official announcement from Mercedes about its driver line-up plans, McLaren ended weeks of speculation about Hamilton's plans with the Perez swoop. Perez joins McLaren after two seasons in Formula 1 with Sauber, and a campaign where he has delivered three podium finishes so far, having come close to victory in the Malaysian Grand Prix. The Mexican had been most strongly linked to a future at Ferrari, as part of its young driver programme, but its president Luca di Montezemolo said several times that he did not think the youngster was experienced enough for a team like Ferrari. McLaren obviously feels differently, and believes that it can harness Perez's talent to fight for the world championship alongside Jenson Button in 2013. Speaking about the multi-year agreement McLaren has signed with Perez, team principal Martin Whitmarsh said: "It was a string of giantkilling performances, a trio of podiums and a brilliant fastest lap in this year's Monaco Grand Prix that showed us that Sergio lacks nothing in terms of speed and commitment. "We've been monitoring his progress carefully for some months - and, now that he's become part of the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team, our task will be to refine and develop his abilities as his career progresses over the coming years. "Uniting Sergio alongside Jenson will give us a very broad base of driver ability. Jenson is one of motorsport's greatest ambassadors, and his unique blend of prodigious speed and canny racecraft makes him formidably well-armed to fight for victory on any grand prix circuit in the world. "While Sergio is still developing his palette of skills, we're convinced that he's not only talented and quick, but also that he's willing and eager to learn. "He's perfectly poised to develop into a world championship challenger. His addition to the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team provides us with the perfect two-pronged driver line-up for the new season." Perez added: "I'm thrilled and delighted to have become a Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver. "The McLaren name is one of the greatest in the history of Formula 1. For more than 40 years, McLaren has been a team that every racing driver has aspired to drive for - I was brought up on the great stories of Ayrton Senna's many world championship triumphs for McLaren - and I'm truly honoured that they've chosen me to partner Jenson from 2013 onwards." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felipe 3rd Gear September 28, 2012 Share September 28, 2012 Ferrari should have grabbed Perez but i guess they did not want to upset the balance of power, which is in Alonso's favor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kar_lover Supercharged September 28, 2012 Share September 28, 2012 Ferrari should have grabbed Perez but i guess they did not want to upset the balance of power, which is in Alonso's favor. Don't think there would be any upset in the bal of power. Perez would definitely be #2 and one for the future. Double world champion Alonso will still be #1. Would be good for perez to "chase" alonso too. Now at MacLaren he would be chasing Button. In fact it is less clear in maclaren who is #1. I don't think maclaren would want to admit button is #1 cos it would be admitting the team is going backwards cos it replaced the #1 with a #2. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amgm125 2nd Gear September 28, 2012 Share September 28, 2012 Well, this put to an end to the speculation of Perez going to Ferrari. Massa is best retained at Ferrari as Alonso is very comfortable with him being the No.2 driver/team mate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kar_lover Supercharged September 28, 2012 Share September 28, 2012 Well, this put to an end to the speculation of Perez going to Ferrari. Massa is best retained at Ferrari as Alonso is very comfortable with him being the No.2 driver/team mate. Massa out, schumi in Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amgm125 2nd Gear September 28, 2012 Share September 28, 2012 Massa out, schumi in Well, I kinda prefer Schumi to retire now before pple starts making a fool of the 7 time Champ.. Like comparing his comback to the sport as Kimi. I've seen the greatness of schumi back in the late 90s and early 2000.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kar_lover Supercharged September 28, 2012 Share September 28, 2012 Well, I kinda prefer Schumi to retire now before pple starts making a fool of the 7 time Champ.. Like comparing his comback to the sport as Kimi. I've seen the greatness of schumi back in the late 90s and early 2000.. Yep I did too. But I see it differently - he came back and despite things not quite working out he still stay to fight. He not worried abt things like pride and losing his legend status. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gee 1st Gear September 28, 2012 Share September 28, 2012 Hamilton is walking backwards imho, He might regret it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyrios Turbocharged September 28, 2012 Share September 28, 2012 Hamilton is walking backwards imho, He might regret it. GB failure..last straw..damn TL liao... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redplanet Clutched September 28, 2012 Share September 28, 2012 Ferrari should have grabbed Perez but i guess they did not want to upset the balance of power, which is in Alonso's favor. Huh? Perez will upset what? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orangepineapple Clutched September 28, 2012 Share September 28, 2012 Massa out, schumi in dun think will work.. one mountain cannot have 2 tigers! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donut Supercharged September 28, 2012 Share September 28, 2012 Well, I kinda prefer Schumi to retire now before pple starts making a fool of the 7 time Champ.. Like comparing his comback to the sport as Kimi. I've seen the greatness of schumi back in the late 90s and early 2000.. He shouldn't even come back from retirement..... He's just another driver now. No win, no position, no nothng. For what? Ppl are laughing at him, including myself. He can be in management team or test driver or in design team Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfy3769 2nd Gear September 28, 2012 Share September 28, 2012 could Mercedes put the engine support from McLaren? I think Hamilton could be getting the No 1 driver statue in the new team.. wonder what will Rosberg do? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny_Lim Neutral Newbie September 28, 2012 Share September 28, 2012 He shouldn't even come back from retirement..... He's just another driver now. No win, no position, no nothng. For what? Ppl are laughing at him, including myself. He can be in management team or test driver or in design team agree Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunchlat Neutral Newbie September 28, 2012 Share September 28, 2012 where could kimi go? He deserves a better car, pace of renault just not fast enough .. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1fast1 Supersonic September 28, 2012 Share September 28, 2012 Such ingratitude from LH. Anyway, it's time Mclaren had some fresh blood. LH was overrated anyway. He was good (even very good in his first two years), but he was no Senna. Even his only WDC in 2008 was by the barest of whiskers, with a lot of luck and controversial FIA-judgements involved. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcx607 4th Gear September 29, 2012 Share September 29, 2012 I was reading Hamilton autobiography on the journey to F1. His family suffered huge financial problem before McLaren offer Hamilton the sponsorship. Making his run to Mercedes definitely the offer is too good to ignore for him. Next season, Mercedes will definitely capture podium finish with Hamilton. I bet on Mercedes with Hamilton. While McLaren get S.Perez may need more years to see constructor champion. S.Perez do not have the right set of skills in many track unlike Hamilton. See the recent SingTel GP, S.Perez can't even overtake anyone. He is only good in straight run with good car. In suzuka Japan, you can see S.Perez will not podium. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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