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Originally Posted by Great68
If Ferrari's main goal is media exposure and hype, than I guess that it'll be considered a good move.
If Ferrari's main goal is actual performance (which I would imagine is the more important goal), then I'm not so sure.
Sainz is currently delivering for Ferrari, even beating who is currently considered their "#1 driver". Hamilton is having a seriously hard time even matching Russell lately.
Who knows, maybe Hamilton will pull something out of his ass next year, I would actually hope so. However, I've seen this story before in F1 and it hardly ever pans out
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Every teams goal is performance (except maybe Alpine) and the best way to get performance is with money. If Ferrari is able to get Newey, it will be by giving him a boatload of money. Having Leclerc and Hamilton in their car will not only give them the best driver pairing but it will give them one of the most marketable drivers of all time. How many of the sponsors for Merc will leave with Hamilton at years end to go to Ferrari? I can imagine 1 or two will go with him.