Toto Wolff is talking out about dropping Lewis Hamilton as a driver on this new clip from the upcoming seventh season of System 1: Drive to Survive!

The Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Crew CEO and Crew Principal opened up about his longtime driver leaving the group after 12 years and making the transfer to Scuderia Ferrari HP, which was revealed proper earlier than the 2024 season.

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“When he instructed me, it appeared a bit surreal. My driver, after 12 years being a part of the group, tells me, ‘I’m going to Ferrari,’ which is like, actually? I can’t even image you in a pink general. How does that even match?” Toto says within the clip.

“What got here as a shock was the timing. Why would he try this now?” he added.

Extra of Lewis‘ large announcement final yr shall be addressed within the first episode of season seven, which debuts on Netflix later this week. Take a look at the trailer right here!

In the course of the 2024 F1 season, Lewis went on to win two extra races with Mercedes, ending his 2+ years successful drought. Most notably, he received his dwelling race, the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.

Earlier this yr, Lewis marked his first day as a Ferrari driver, and hit the observe in a Ferrari for the primary time.

After the F1 75 Stay launch occasion, Lewis and all of the drivers took half in testing at Bahrain forward of the primary race of the season, which is developing in lower than two weeks!