London, Mar 20 (ANI): Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has revealed that Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton was considering quitting Formula One rather than stay with McLaren. Ecclestone, who was a close confidant of Hamilton during his high-profile switch to Mercedes, said that Hamilton was so keen to quit the Woking-based team where he had spent his whole career that he considered taking a break from competing, the Sun reports. According to Ecclestone, McLaren’s executive chairman Ron Dennis had said that he could have kept Hamilton in the team, but chose to let the British ace go, adding that Hamilton did not leave over money issues.
Ecclestone further said that probably Hamilton needed a change from the team from where he had started his career, and decided to move on, thereby joining Mercedes. Ecclestone also said that he does not think that it is out of the question to tip the 2008 world champ to have another shot at the title, saying that Mercedes has got the best engine and one of the best drivers in the world. Hamilton made a solid start to his new career with Mercedes by finishing