Hamilton and Wolff to Ferrari?

Eddie Jordan believes it is "absolutely certain" that Lewis Hamilton will ditch Mercedes for Ferrari in 2021, but believes Toto Wolff will follow the Formula 1 world champion to Maranello.

Both Hamilton and Wolff's contracts will expire at the end of next year, with driver strongly linked to Ferrari and team principal reportedly a candidate to take over as F1 chief.

Former team owner Jordan, with a track record for successfully predicting the unlikely, has read the tea leaves and says Hamilton's comments linking his future at Mercedes to that of Wolff may have multiple layers.

"It would be the right time for Lewis to go to Ferrari," Jordan told Top Gear Magazine. "He's coming to the end of his career, but he still wants to win his seven or more titles.

"But the real belief that I think Lewis will go to Ferrari in 2021 is that Toto Wolff's contract expires at the end of next year. He knows Mercedes' long-term future in Formula 1 is not a certainty. Indeed, Lewis has mentioned Toto's contract on more than one occasion, which is unusual for an F1 driver to do.

"Lewis would only go to Ferrari if someone could protect him against any possibility that Charles Leclerc could usurp him. So Ferrari would bring Toto along too.

"What [Ferrari] don't have is that person on the pit wall to guide the team, in terms of how they structure the race strategy. Toto knows that. Racing is in his blood, and he'd love to have a name like Ferrari on his CV too.

"I'm absolutely certain that in 2021, Lewis Hamilton will move to Ferrari. Toto goes with him, because as I said, Lewis won't leave himself exposed, and it will be his way of bringing an equaliser. Do Ferrari need two number ones? No, but they won't let go of Leclerc."

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