After 12 years with Mercedes, Hamilton announced that he would be leaving the F1 team to join rivals Ferrari for the 2025 season.
Having won six world titles with the German team, the news shocked Formula One fans and left many questioning who would replace the Brit at Mercedes.
And immediately after the news was announced, one shock driver immediately picked up the phone to speak with Mercedes boss Wolff
While speaking to The Guardian, Wolff revealed that he found out about Hamilton’s shock departure early due to his relationship with the father of Carlos Sainz Jr, the driver that Hamilton will replace at Ferrari.
Speaking about the day that Hamilton came to tell him the news, the Austrian revealed: “I wasn’t shocked at all.
