Hamilton's bombshell move to Maranello was announced on 1 February, and the Briton has since been focusing on his 12th and final F1 season at Mercedes, with team principal Toto Wolff stating after the Australian Grand Prix that what was happening this year at Ferrari was "not his main priority today", referring to his driver.
Yet, there will come a time when Hamilton and Mercedes will need to navigate this situation, as the squad seeks to hide any details regarding its next F1 car from its outgoing racer.
This won't be a completely new situation for the seven-time world champion, but his transfer from McLaren to Mercedes had been announced much later in the 2012 season, on 28 September.
That's why Hamilton is thinking about the moment he "will have to" start chatting to Ferrari and how that time will come about.
"I think it will start with a conversation with Toto, because I don't know how to navigate", the Briton said. "I've never been in this position before at this point of the year.
Source: Autosport