Hamilton, in Schumacher’s footsteps: his arrival at Ferrari in 2025 to be the absolute king of Formula 1

The arrival of Lewis Hamilton TO Ferrari It has become, without a doubt, the signature of the year. Starting in 2025, the Briton will finally realize his childhood dream and will drive for the Italian team at the age of 40 and in the final stretch of his career.

It is a fact that Sir Lewis will leave Mercedes after 12 years and where he managed to win six of his seven world titles (2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020). In 2008 he won his first championship under the command of Mclaren.

The difficulties that Hamilton has gone through and continues to go through at the wheel of the Silver Arrows team, which continues to move away from the version of monarch that he was able to conquer at the beginning of the hybrid era, have certainly influenced his decision to go in search of a change of ‘air.

But the fact of wanting to surpass oneself Michael Schumacher and becoming the greatest winner of all time in Formula 1 will have had a lot to do with it too. The fact is that, so far, Hamilton shares the record of world titles with Schumacher, both with 7.

Ferrari, on the other hand, is the team that has won the most constructors’ titles with 16, the last one in 2008.

The partnership between Hamilton and Ferrari seems to have taken place in an unbeatable context. They both need each other. The driver who returns to the top of the sport with a victory. The one that has eluded him since the end of 2021, when he won the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

For their part, the Prancing Horse needs the experience of a driver of British caliber to regain the constructors’ championship after 15 years.

Another significant fact to which Lewis will have to pay close attention if his intention is to overtake Schumi is the following: only the German and the Argentine Juan Manuel Fangio managed to win the Ferrari title after being champions in one another stable.

The Kaiser won his first title with the Maranello team in 2000 after being champion with Benetton in 1994 and 1995. The Maestro arrived at Ferrari after championships with Alfa Romeo in 1951 and with Mercedes in 1954 and 1955, and was crowned in 1956 with 45 years. This would be the closest example that Hamilton will have, who will arrive at Ferrari at 40.

There is no certainty that Hamilton will get his eighth F1 title with Ferrari. Of course, there is no doubt that this will add a little more excitement to the premier category of motorsport, which has been dominated by Max Verstappen to an overwhelming degree for some years now.