Hamilton ditching the Mercedes team with whom he was with for 12 seasons - claiming six championships and 84 race victories in that time - and instead joining the most successful and iconic team on the F1 grid represents arguably the biggest driver signing in the history of the sport.

Toto Wolff insists Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes exit was “right for both of us” as the team principal looked ahead to the 2025 F1 season. After 12 years and six world titles together, Hamilton and Mercedes parted ways at the end of last season with the British driver sealing a blockbuster move to Ferrari for 2025 and beyond.

After 12 seasons with Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton has embarked on a new challenge, joining rivals Ferrari in his pursuit for a record-breaking eighth Drivers’ World Championship

Winning an eighth F1 World Championship with Ferrari would be “the perfect scenario” for Lewis Hamilton in the F1 2025 season. That is the belief of former FIA steward and ex-Sky F1 pundit Johnny Herbert,

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