Can he win another title with Ferrari?
That’s the million dollar question. Hamilton would think so. Otherwise he might not have made the leap to Formula 1’s most famous team.
The Briton wants his eighth World Championship and Ferrari wants his first since 2008.
He joined the Italian national team at a good time, with Ferrari fighting for the constructors’ championship until the final race of the season last year, when they were eliminated by just 14 points. Considering they were 454 points behind the 2023 champions, this was a huge step forward.
Much will depend on whether Ferrari can keep up the momentum and provide Hamilton with a car capable of challenging steep gradients, and how much of a threat his highly-rated team-mate Charles Leclerc, who had his best season last year, poses. there is.
It will also be up to Hamilton to rediscover the qualifying form that seemed to have abandoned him last year and continue the strong pace he showed in race trim in 2024.
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Who was the last Ferrari Drivers Champion?
Kimi Raikkonen was Ferrari’s last world champion in 2007. With then McLaren teammates Hamilton and Fernando Alonso eliminated, the Finn came from the bushes to take the win at the death in Brazil.