Hamilton makes Mercedes prediction ahead of Ferrari move

Lewis Hamilton has completed his Mercedes farewell tour, ending with a speech to team members at Brackley alongside Toto Wolff and George Russell.

The seven-time F1 drivers' champion won six of those titles with the German marque after joining from McLaren in 2013 and has predicted "so much more success" at Mercedes in the future. 

Coupled with the eight constructors' crowns in the 12 years together, it marks the most successful driver-team partnership in F1 history.

With Hamilton leaving for pastures new at Ferrari, the 39-year-old commenced a series of goodbye events to honour those he worked alongside and to thank them for their hard work and dedication.

"I'm leaving, you guys are going to go and have so much more success moving forward, because this is an incredible group of people," Hamilton told Mercedes staff on the final leg of his farewell tour.

"So much talent and so much passion here, and anyone would be lucky to be working with you.

"I hope that I, when I do eventually stop racing, I can come back and visit you all, and know we can always look back on these fond memories."

'It makes it that much harder to let go'

Reflecting on the success they have shared together, Hamilton acknowledged those achievements make it "that much harder to let go" and move on.

"You know, what a journey," the British driver added. "There's no driver in the world that's had this experience with a team, and it makes it that much harder to let go.

"But I'm taking with me the greatest memories. You guys have been living in my dream, and hopefully I've been living partly in your dream too.

"So a huge, huge thank you from the bottom of my heart. Also, my family thanks you for the dedication all these years, so a big, big thank you everyone. God bless you."

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