Can he win another title with Ferrari?
That is the million-dollar question. Hamilton will think so, otherwise he wouldn’t have made the leap to Formula 1’s most famous team.
The Briton wants an eighth world title and Ferrari want a first World Championship since 2008.
He joins the Italian squad at a good time, with Ferrari fighting for the Constructors’ Championship until the final race of the season last year before missing out by just 14 points. That was a huge step forward considering they ended up 454 points behind the winners in 2023.
A lot will depend on whether Ferrari can continue that momentum and give Hamilton a car to challenge at the sharp end – and how much of a threat his highly-rated team mate Charles Leclerc, who enjoyed his best season ever last year, poses.
It will also be down to Hamilton to rediscover his qualifying form, which appeared to desert him last year, and continue the strong pace he showed in race trim in 2024.
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Who was the last Ferrari driver’s champion?
Kimi Raikkonen was Ferrari’s last world champion way back in 2007. The Finn came out of the bushes to snatch the championship at the death in Brazil as then McLaren team mates Hamilton and Fernando Alonso missed out.
