Hill believes Hamilton's move to Ferrari has more to it than meets the eye

Damon Hill thinks there was much more at play in Lewis Hamilton's move to Ferrari. The 1996 world champion thinks there was more involved than just the ''romance'' associated with racing for Ferrari.

Speaking to Sky Sports, Hill said the following: "Lewis has taken command of his career and his direction. It’s not like Mercedes have said to him, ‘Oh, we’ve signed someone else’, which is what happened with me." He continued: "But I think that, [with] this decision, we know it’s a given [regarding] the Ferrari benefits of the brand and all the other things that come with [it], the romance and the history and all of that, it’s a given."

Competitive Ferrari

Hill, therefore, thinks there is just a bit more to it: "I thought there was [recent] evidence that Ferrari were starting to solidify as a competitive package. They were starting to put together the components and they were starting to get results. And I think if you had a choice between Mercedes giving you the same equipment and Ferrari, I’d rather go to Ferrari and try something different.”