How Ecclestone tried to convince Mercedes' to sign Hamilton
When Lewis Hamilton was announced to be moving from McLaren to Mercedes six years ago, it was seen as a controversial move from the Briton.
Why was he moving from McLaren, who at that time were still challenging for titles, to a team that had only won two races since being taken over from Brawn GP?
Hamilton was convinced by the late Niki Lauda to join the team, but a dispute over pay nearly stopped the move from happening.
To help with the move, former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone revealed in the Discovery+ documentary ' Lucky! ' that he offered to pay Hamilton part of his Mercedes salary. Viewed by others: Daniel Ricciardo Ricciardo assesses impact of Red Bull cost cap penalty ...