Lewis Hamilton will finish his Formula 1 career with a two-year stint at Ferrari, long-time pundit Tony Jardine has predicted.
While the Briton has often claimed he’ll remain with Mercedes until he retires, questions of a switch to the Scuderia have never gone away.
Hamilton currently has two more seasons left on his contract with the German manufacturer but with Sebastian Vettel’s deal at Ferrari expiring at the same time, that is when Jardine thinks he’ll make his move.
“Yes, after those two years [at Mercedes], he might finish his career [at Ferrari] and do a two-year deal with them, which would be fantastic,” he told Britain’s Express Sport.
Explaining why he believes Hamilton will head to Maranello, it was a familiar line Jardine followed.
“Any driver always thinks about going to drive for Ferrari because it’s the dream,” he claimed “It’s like the Manchester United of the sport. It’s the red colours, it’s the heritage, this incredible history.
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“British drivers have done very well there. You look at [Mike] Hawthorn, you look at [Peter] Collins, you look at Nigel Mansell and the Italians absolutely loved him.
“They would love to see the Lewis Hamilton helmet in the red Ferrari, it would be absolutely stupendous. I’m sure that’s in the back of his mind and I’m sure there have been discussions in the past.”
There is one proviso he puts on the much-talked-about move happening, though.
“But, if Ferrari were doing badly, I don’t think he’d go there,” he continued. “Ferrari would have to be looking good and be a good prospect. But it’d be a great way for him to finish his career.”