Toto Wolff has been told that he will “regret” Lewis Hamilton leaving Mercede♑s.

Hamilt🔥on’s decision to switch to Ferrari this season has﷽ united Formula 1’s most successful driver and team.

His search for an all-time record eigꦑhth F1 drivers’ title will now be with his famous new team, rather than with Mercedes who helped him to six of his seven titles so far.

“I can’t see Toto ever admitting that he regrets i𝓡t,” Connor McDonagh told the Crash F1 podcast about Hamilton’s exit.

“But Hamiltonꦅ has been at M🙈ercedes for so much of his career. 

“The rom🍨antic ending should have been with Mercedes, winning the eighth title with Mercedes.

“If Hamilton wins that eighth title, Toto will be ꦆhappy for his mate, but it should’ve been with Mercedes.

“Hamilton is the biggest and most popular driv♊er in 🌠the sport.

“In time, I think Toto will live to regret it.”

Mercedes must have 'an eye on the future'

Hamilton lost out on the record eighth title at the 2021 Abu 𓃲Dhabi Grand Prix, which kickstarted Red Bull and Max Verstappen’s era of domination.

For three seasons, Mercedes could not give Hamilton the machinery to conteღst the titꩲle.

Lewis Larkam told the Crash F1 podcast: “Mercedes are losing a huge figure. Not only whﷺat he does on trac𓄧k, but everything that comes with Hamilton as a package.

“I think there will be l꧂ess attention oꦑn Mercedes this season.

“The storyline last season was - although Mercedes were less competitive -🌼 about💜 Hamilton’s struggles, and his final season with Mercedes.

“If they win a race or are in a championship-winning scenario, there will be focus ♐on Mercedes. But generally I think there will be less, this season.

“That is ultimately because Hamilton has left.

“If Mercedes 🥃are running around in fourth or fifth, 💮they won’t be the story or the focus.

“I꧒t will be interesting to see if there is a♛ny element of regret. Publicly they won’t admit that.

“They have to have an eye on the future, as well. Hamilton won’t be around forever and they didn’t want to miss out on Kimi Antonelli, 𒁃who they vie🅠w as a superstar of the future.”