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As far as I know, the Hamilton inspired gear will try to be appealing to his fanbase and will help Ferrari dig into new market niches, so that could only mean it would be vulgar and tasteless, In a fashion designer words someone told me, "more of a mix between Versace and Adidas Tracksuit than Armani suit"
I think perhaps the haters are wondering if he is a better choice than Sainz at this point in their careers.
I really like Charles. But between he and Sir, its going to be like Zoolander at Ferrari next year.....
Never been a fan of "gear," no matter whose it is...driver or team. Years ago, at the Las Vegas Grand Prix when it was the last race of the season, after the race the teams crews used to sell off anything they didn't need to take back to the factory. A girl got Nelson Piquet's drivers suit...dirty and sweat soaked. I got an Alfa mechanic's cotton jump suit, another friend got a Renault mechanic's short sleeved shirt. We called it swag in those days...and it was the real stuff. I respect Lewis, but I don't like him. I'll have hopes for the team but neither Hamilton nor Leclerc appeal to. Ones is a "used to be," the other is a "never will." I'll keep my eye on Sainz and hope in his first year with Williams they can make it to fourth in the WCC and WDC. I think the battle for the top three spots will be between RB, Mercedes, McLaren, Max, Russell, and Landau. And I think Russell has the edge. After that 2026 shakes everything up again. I could see Piastri going to Ferrari (if he doesn't self destruct in 2025). Max going to McLaren. Landau going to Mercedes, Sainz going to Audi.
I don’t care for Hamilton or Leclerc personally. It’s not like they’re family or close friends. It’s like what Enzo said about how some people criticized the way his cars looked—Enzo knew that all that matters is first place. He said a winning car is what makes it 'beautiful.' As an owner of both the product and the company, all I care about is championships, which means equity for me. I don’t focus on Hamilton’s pockets; I look to my own.
I infer from that that you believe there’s a better chance of a WCC with Hamilton rather than Sainz. Looking at it strictly from an objective, statistic-centric point of view there’s a case for that. Viewed more subjectively, I believe keeping Sainz would have been the better decision. I don’t believe a world constructor’s championship really adds to the brand value (in purely monetary terms) because F1 has become more focused on the drivers than the cars, as far a potential car buyers in the Ferrari demographic are concerned. I believe that Hamilton will bring lots of media attention, but can the Ferrari brand ever become better known and more recognized than it already is? I also believe that he won’t be any more help toward a WCC than Sainz would have been.
I mean, you’ve got a point there = how ’bout those Cowboys—uh, I mean Scuderia, right? If the Silver-and-Blue managed to put five more trophies on the shelf, I’m sure they’d sell a whole lot more...cars. err mean T-shirts. That said, my season tickets don't seem to bring in the gold when my teams are in the gutter. Also totally agree Sainz vs. Ham showdown. Many here seem to forget that Max, Lando, Oscar, and George are already taken, so folks saying we should’ve signed one of them are spinning their wheels in the gravel trap. Last season, it’s crystal clear that Russell got the upper hand on Ham, which doesn’t bode well for the Scuderia’s championship hopes. I will say, once Ham announced he was leaving, it certainly felt like he got the “second driver” treatment—and in F1, it does matter who is on "A" crew, and it's not like Ham was more then 1 race win behind, 6th and 7th, 245 vs 223 - that's not a Checo like disparity. Again, I give credit where it's due; George was better then Ham this year, no contest (but like I said he's not an option.) You might also be spot on that Hamilton is a step down from Sainz. We can all agree that LEC > SAI, so if Leclerc mops the track with Hamilton, that’ll pretty much settle the debate.
The old Enzo in me loves a garage with a bit of friction between the drivers. Call it Machiavellian if you like, but I found Leclerc and Sainz a little too cordial.. I’m no Hamilton-walks-on-water believer = I’ve seen enough divaesque moments from him that I'm sure will ruffle Leclerc’s feathers. Sainz/Leclerc are real gentleman drivers, smooth on track and off—but let’s be honest, I don’t want pansies behind the wheel. I want gladiators, pure racers ready to battle for every apex. With honor, of course. (And no, I’ve never been a big Max fan.)
I would welcome Max to Ferrari. Many "devoted" Mercedes fans now switching their support to Ferrari because of Ham.
I was looking at Ferrari’s Board of Directors on the website yesterday. Majority of them come from the fashion industry such as Louis Vutton, CHANEL and other brands. No one besides Piero Ferrari have automotive experience.
Ferrari moved from being a sportscar company to become a luxury brand, so no surprise it has directors from this sphere.
As much as I hate this, the move makes perfect sense looking forward. Electric cars will all be pretty much the same except for the styling. Every production vehicle will be stupid quick. So if Ferrari can't sell "fastest around", they have to sell exclusivity and style.
The Jaguar CEO said in an interview just a few days ago about his company switching to electric cars: " Rich people don't care what powers their cars. All they are interested in is that they look nice, fast and expensive". It may not be totally true, but there is a new generation that isn't enamoured with ICEs, but likes technology, electric and electronic toys.
I disagree with the CEO, if rich people didn’t care what powers their luxury and super cars, then why are cars such as Rolls Royce Specter, Rimac, Taycans and others not selling. You can go into Rolls Dealership and they are practically giving away the Spectre.
