Why lewis hamilton will not replace sebastian vettel at ferrari

Lewis Hamilton dropped several hints last year that he would consider a move to Ferrari but as the possibility opened up earlier this week through Sebastian Vettel's announcement the

Brit opted against ditching Mercedes. Hamilton is out of contract at the end of the season and many thought that may have been the perfect opportunity for him to don the famous Italian red.

Four-time world champion Vettel is set to leave Maranello after failing to end Ferrari's 12-year Championship drought. Earlier today the Prancing Horse confirmed McLaren's Carlos

Sainz will join them from 2021, putting to bed rumours of Hamilton's potential switch. Former F1 racer Martin Brundle thinks rising star Charles Leclerc's eagerness to be the main

man at Ferrari stopped them approaching Hamilton. "Lewis made it clear in interviews we'd done, conversations we had with him, that his future [was with Mercedes]," Brundle

told Sky Sports. "They're still going to be the team to beat and he's still going to be the man to beat through this shortened season. "It would be electric to see

Hamilton in a Ferrari, but I don't think it would suit Lewis right now. "He's 35 years old, and we're talking about young guns in their early 20s that Ferrari are

focusing on. "I don't necessarily think Ferrari wanted to pair up Leclerc with Hamilton." "He hasn't enjoyed it there [at Renault]," Brundle explained. "I

barely remember seeing Daniel through last season. We used to see him all the time with that big flip-flop smile but for some reason it just didn't work for him there. "The car

didn't play on his speciality of last of the late-brakers. "Maybe he fancies more that the McLaren and the incoming Mercedes engine [will be competitive], maybe he's concerned

about where Renault will be in the future. "It's a bit of a sideways move but Daniel has obviously seen something at Renault that doesn't fill him with confidence into the

future."