LEWIS Hamilton said he would have “happily” gone up against World Champion Sebastian Vettel at Red Bull and admits any future opportunity to drive for Ferrari would appeal to him.
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The 2008 World Champion is currently six months into an initial three-year deal at Mercedes having dramatically ended his long association with McLaren at the end of last season.
And while making clear he’s enjoying life and his new team, Hamilton has nevertheless speculated about what his longer-term future in Formula 1 (F1) might hold when responding to readers’ questions in the latest edition of F1 Racing magazine.
Asked if he would ever join Red Bull while triple World Champion Vettel was still there, Hamilton replied: “I would go up against any driver. Any time, any place. Any team. Whoever it is, that’s not a worry for me, I would have happily been Sebastian’s teammate. “He has a great car, so it would have been a great experience.”
Although Hamilton was only tentatively linked to both Red Bull and Ferrari during his protracted contract saga last summer, a move to the latter was considered all-but out of the question given Fernando Alonso had reputedly vetoed the Scuderia signing his former McLaren teammate.
Alonso is contracted to Ferrari until the end of 2016, but Hamilton admitted that he was no different to any driver in regards to recognising the appeal of driving for F1’s most famous and successful team.