Lewis Hamilton will make a shock move from Mercedes to Ferrari for the 2025 season.
A number of sources say a deal for seven-time world champion Hamilton to join Charles Leclerc at Maranello from 2025 has been agreed. Ferrari and Mercedes have refused to comment.
Mercedes F1 staff were told in a meeting with team principal Toto Wolff and technical director James Allison on Thursday afternoon.
Hamilton, 39, signed a new two-year deal with Mercedes only last summer. His contract is understood to have contained a break clause after one year, which Hamilton has chosen to exercise.
The possibility of Hamilton moving to Ferrari in 2025 was initially reported in the Italian and Spanish media on Thursday. BBC Sport has since confirmed the move through multiple sources.
With Ferrari announcing that Leclerc has signed a multi year dear with the Italian outfit, chances are that Sainz will be leaving the team at the end of the 2024 season.
