Martin Brundle sends Michael Schumacher message to Lewis Hamilton ahead of Ferrari move

The news of Lewis Hamilton joining Scuderia Ferrari in 2025 shocked the sporting world.

Hamilton will join Ferrari from the next season as Carlos Sainz will leave the team after his contract expires at the end of 2024 season.

Martin Brundle, a former racing driver, has sent a message to the seven-time World Champion ahead of his move.

Brundle thinks that Hamilton needs to follow in the footsteps of Michael Schumacher in order to succeed in Italy with Ferrari.

Speaking on the Sky Sports F1 podcast, Brundle explained: “Processes, philosophies, how the car works, what he likes, where he likes to sit and what he needs from a car to maximise his talents. And then he’s got to integrate. And it’s hard because I don’t think he’ll speak the language, he certainly won’t speak the language and know the team like Charles Leclerc does. So you’ve got to go and find out where all the buttons are to press. And that’s why I think Lewis will want to try to take a few people with him.

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“But there’ll be non-compete clauses where he can’t really do that. But you really want to take some of your own gang with you when you go so that you can hit the ground running. But I think he’ll have such respect there anyway, that if Lewis says, I want the back wheels put on the front, they’ll go straight to work.”

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He added: “How could this go for Lewis? You could do a Michael Schumacher and turn them into champions again. Or he could do a Fernando Alonso and a Sebastian Vettel where it’s kind of a bit of a near miss, but look pretty good on occasions.

“And just look at what Schumacher did, the Schumacher piazza we’ve been in and filmed, where Schumacher had his gym, where he stayed overnight when he was always embedded in Fiorano, in the factory like Leclerc and Sainz have done. I think if Lewis really wants to get a fast start in what’s a completely different team to the seven British-based teams, over there in Italy, I think he’ll have to go and embed himself in it.”