Lewis Hamilton has revealed that he didn’t inform his parents about his switch to Ferrari until the day that the news was announced. ‘I didn’t tell my parents until the day of it being announced, so no one knew. Hamilton, who has won a joint-record seven World Drivers’ Championship titles, is now preparing for his final campaign with Mercedes. His parents, Anthony Hamilton and Carmen Larbalestier, split up when he was two years old. Like Hamilton’s parents, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff didn’t learn of his decision until late on. Speaking recently, Hamilton described his choice to join Ferrari as the toughest decision that he has ever made. Hamilton, who signed a new £50million-a-year contract with Mercedes last August, said: ‘I saw my future with Mercedes then.

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