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Hello. Hello and a very warm welcome to the late breaking F1 podcast presented by Sam Sage and me, Ben Hocking.

You're listening to the late breaking F1 podcast on a Thursday, which could only mean one thing.

Someone's been very naughty and given us some breaking news a day after we've done our recording session. But for this, it's probably

worth it because I don't think it would be hyperbole to say that this is one of the biggest

stories in the last decade in F1. Lewis Hamilton will be leaving Mercedes at the end of the 2024 season, and it is

heavily rumoured at this point, not quite yet confirmed, but heavily rumoured it will be

Ferrari that he goes to in 2025. Sam, where on earth did this come from? I have spent the entire

day having a mild panic attack and not being able to breathe properly.

I was in the office of my actual job with people who don't watch Formula One coming up to me going,

what's going on with Lewis Hamilton?

Why are you here and not recording a podcast? What's happening?

That tells you how big this news is. I said to someone earlier,

it could be, not saying it is, but it could be the biggest news in Formula One history at

the moment, that someone at the size of Lewis Hamilton's stature and success is transferring to a

team, rumoured to be, Ferrari.

Now, Ferrari, of course, the most historical team, most successful team in Formula One

is now going to possibly be partnering up with the most successful driver in Formula One history.

What's he thinking, Ben?

After the chaos that they've been through for the last, what, 15 to 20 years,

what on earth is the man thinking?

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