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Hard to disagree with any of that, it's an odd prospect for sure. As you say without seeing either Charles or Carlos in a proper title fight it's hard to know how they'd fare. With Hamilton he does bring some assurances if the car is competitive. So many potential champions but outside of Max, Lewis and Alonso i'd say Norris is the only one willing to drive over his own pit crew to win.
Annoying that we won't get to see Carlos develop with Ferrari (Charles safe because of his manager?) but i rate Fred for the move. Can't see the Tifosi embracing Lewis quickly so plenty at stake!
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Honestly, as a Ferrari fan, my favourite thing in recent years has been Sainz benefitting from ignoring Ferrari's utterly shit suggestions (something that Charles only recently seems to be learning from).
Of course it goes without saying that Hamilton is one of the best F1 drivers in history, but outside of marketing potential, I think it's a massive mistake to let go of Sainz. Obviously we haven't seen them in a proper championship fight, but I still maintain that Sainz & Leclerc are the strongest pairing on the grid. Can't imagine the Leclerc/Hamilton pairing will be so harmonious.
Just hoping the Audi/Sauber project is a success and he gets a seat there.