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I think this was about a last hoorah to drive for Ferrari and possibly him knowing or thinking MB will be in a worse position than Ferrari. It's like playing for the Yankees, Red Sox, or Dodgers in baseball or the Laker or Celtics in basketball. There is a pedigree and heritage in just being on the team.
I can't see Ham going to a new team and doing that well especially when he will be 40+ at that time. No matter who, or how fit you stay you're not going to have the same reaction time or ability at that age in these cars. As great as Alo is, you see it with him to a degree. Additionaly, we know Ham doesnt adapt well to a car that isnt 100% to his liking so I'd expect Lec (who knows the car and speaks Italian) to be way ahead in the head to head stats.