<p>London: Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has been linked with a shock move from Mercedes to Ferrari next year, according to reports on Thursday.</p><p><em>Sky Sports News</em> said Hamilton would leave Mercedes after the 2024 season and replace Carlos Sainz Jr. at Ferrari. It didn't cite any sources.</p><p><em>The Daily Mail</em> also said the deal would go through, while <em>motorsport.com</em> said it wasn't a done deal yet, but negotiations were at an advanced stage and could be concluded this week.</p><p>When contacted by <em>The Associated Press</em>, Mercedes and Ferrari declined to comment on if Hamilton will join Ferrari.</p>.Lewis Hamilton’s F1 Mercedes race car sells for $18.8 million.<p>The move would surprise many F1 observers because the 39-year-old British driver signed a new two-year deal last summer until 2025, although it remains unclear whether the deal contained an escape clause.</p><p>Hamilton won six titles with Mercedes in seven years from 2014-20 and lost the 2021 championship to Red Bull's Max Verstappen on the final lap of the last race. He has not won a race since 2021 and remains stuck on a record 103 wins.</p><p>If he joins Ferrari, he would likely replace Sainz considering Sainz's teammate, Charles Leclerc, recently signed a multi-year contract extension. </p>
<p>London: Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has been linked with a shock move from Mercedes to Ferrari next year, according to reports on Thursday.</p><p><em>Sky Sports News</em> said Hamilton would leave Mercedes after the 2024 season and replace Carlos Sainz Jr. at Ferrari. It didn't cite any sources.</p><p><em>The Daily Mail</em> also said the deal would go through, while <em>motorsport.com</em> said it wasn't a done deal yet, but negotiations were at an advanced stage and could be concluded this week.</p><p>When contacted by <em>The Associated Press</em>, Mercedes and Ferrari declined to comment on if Hamilton will join Ferrari.</p>.Lewis Hamilton’s F1 Mercedes race car sells for $18.8 million.<p>The move would surprise many F1 observers because the 39-year-old British driver signed a new two-year deal last summer until 2025, although it remains unclear whether the deal contained an escape clause.</p><p>Hamilton won six titles with Mercedes in seven years from 2014-20 and lost the 2021 championship to Red Bull's Max Verstappen on the final lap of the last race. He has not won a race since 2021 and remains stuck on a record 103 wins.</p><p>If he joins Ferrari, he would likely replace Sainz considering Sainz's teammate, Charles Leclerc, recently signed a multi-year contract extension. </p>