Carlos Sainz teased one day revealing his true thoughts on Mattia Binotto claiming he would not have signed Lewis Hamilton if still Ferrari boss. Ahead of the F1 2024 campaign, Hamilton activated an exit clause in his Mercedes contract to engineer a blockbuster F1 2025 move to Ferrari,

F ormer Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has openly stated that he would not have pursued Lewis Hamilton to join Ferrari, had he still been in charge. This comes in light of

Former Ferrari boss, Mattia Binotto explains why he doesn't think the team should have signed Lewis Hamilton with Charles Leclerc around.

Lewis Hamilton would not have got his blockbuster move to Ferrari had Mattia Binotto still been there as team principal. After achieving record-breaking success with Mercedes – collecting six of his seven Drivers’ titles in a period of eight straight Mercedes Constructors’ triumps from 2014-21 – Hamilton will embark on a new career chapter from F1 2025 when he links up with Ferrari.

Speaking to Corriere della Sera, Binotto - now Audi's F1 boss - was direct when asked about the recent decision to bring Hamilton to Ferrari. "No," he said bluntly. "But he did well to accept the offer, and I agree with his decision."

In February, the Scuderia announced the bombshell signing of the seven-time world champion, who signed a two-year contract worth approximately $65m-a-season.

Toto Wolff has snapped back at criticism surrounding Lewis Hamilton's move to Ferrari. The Mercedes team boss has been instrumental to Lewis Hamilton's success at Mercedes since 2013 but holds no bitterness in his star driver's decision to leave the team.