Ferrari staff principal Fred Vasseur has claimed that each Formula 1 staff would wish to signal Lewis Hamilton.
Hamilton’s future at Mercedes has been hotly-debated over the past week following reports that Ferrari had been contemplating a £40million provide to tempt the seven-time world champion away from the Silver Arrows.
However, Vasseur has now flat-out denied that any such provide was made after the Ferrari boss blamed the hyperlinks with Hamilton on the standard hearsay mill that happens yearly throughout the sport.
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“As a joke I could say that two weeks ago you were sending [Carlos] Sainz to Audi, one week ago you sent [Charles] Leclerc to Mercedes – now I am alone,” Vasseur advised Sky Sports.
“You know completely that at this stage of the season every week you’ll have a unique story and we’re not sending a suggestion to Lewis Hamilton, we did not do it.
“We did not have discussions. I believe each single staff on the grid want to have Hamilton at one stage, it could be b******t to not say one thing like this.
“If I discuss with Hamilton, the last 20 years I discussed almost every single weekend with Hamilton, I don’t want to have to stop to discuss with him because you are chasing me.”
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