Lewis Hamilton should consider a move to Ferrari at the end of the season when his Mercedes deal expires.
That is an opinion held by Formula One expert Eddie Jordan, who believes Hamilton should not retire from racing and contemplate whether to join Ferrari. The Italian car manufacturer are reportedly planning to hand Hamilton a mega-money deal to snub Mercedes and join them for the 2024 season.
Mercedes have struggled to compete with Red Bull since 2021 and that has been a similar theme so far this campaign, with Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez leading the way. As for Hamilton, he is down in fourth place in the Drivers' Championship, with Fernando Alonso in third.
The 38-year-old is out of contract at the end of the season, and according to the Daily Mail, Ferrari are plotting a £40million deal to lure Hamilton away from Mercedes. Ferrari president John Elkann is said to be in close contact with the seven-time world champion and wants to get a deal over the line.
When asked about the seven-time world champion, Jordan told OLBG: "Formula 1 needs Lewis Hamilton in a Ferrari and Ferrari needs Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton should look to go to another Championship-winning team, but the drama is who is going to move aside?
"Red Bull would not let Sergio Perez go for Hamilton because they try to encourage drivers who have been through their teams to try and reach the top like Max Verstappen did. Hamilton is a McLaren man, but I can't see him going back there because of the position they're in.
"The only other places I see Hamilton going is Ferrari or staying at Mercedes. At the moment, there's no contract signed and Toto Wolff said if he was Hamilton he would consider leaving. What would I be thinking if I was Hamilton, am I really loved here? What is actually happening at Mercedes?
"I'm not in the thick of things like I used to be. I don't know Wolff's point of view on the situation but I believe when he says he wants Hamilton to stay. But Mercedes is not good enough for Hamilton."
Hamilton also spoke about his future earlier this month. He said: "I'd be lying if I said I'd never thought about ending my career anywhere else. I started at McLaren, I'd like to think I'll always be a part of the McLaren family, I started there when I was 13 years old so I thought about what it would look like if I was at McLaren one day.
"I thought about and watched the Ferrari drivers on the screens at the track and of course you wonder what it would be like to be in red."
