Between the Brazil and Las Vegas races, it was confirmed that current Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz is received permission from the “black horses” to drive for Williams during the test, which will take place in Abu Dhabi two days after the end of the 2024 season, reports sportal.bg.
However, the same does not apply to his replacement in the composition of the Scuderia, Lewis Hamilton, who will have to wait until 2025 to sit behind the wheel of a red car. Of course, this was one of the topics that was discussed during the press conference for the teams in Sin City that they participated in
Frederic Vasseur and Toto Wolff.
The head of Ferrari Vasseur admitted that he did not even ask Wolff whether Hamilton would be able to test for the “black horses” of “Jas Marina“. In turn, Wolff explained that Mercedes had planned a farewell tour for Hamilton, which would include visits to the team's bases in Brackley and Brixworth, Mercedes' headquarters in Germany, and in Malaysia, where the team's main sponsor Petronas is based.
Sainz will not be the only driver testing for his new team in Abu Dhabi in a few weeks. Apart from him, Esteban Ocon and Nico Hulkenberg will also do the same, who will drive respectively for Sauber and Haas at “Jas Marina”.