Lewis Hamilton’s Transition to Ferrari by Mallory Hass
At the beginning of February 2024, Lewis Hamilton announced that he would be racing with Ferrari as of 2025. This was a shocking announcement to Formula 1 fans around the world, as he has raced with the Mercedes-AMG Petronas team for 11 years now. He signed with Mercedes in 2013 and built their team from the ground up. He is a seven-time world champion, which ties the record for the most world titles of any Formula One driver with Michael Schumacher.
With Hamilton moving to Ferrari, this means that Carlos Sainz Jr., who has been driving with Scuderia Ferrari for a few years now, will be out of a seat for the 2025 season. This is until further notice, or basically, until a seat opens up for him to sign for a driver position for next season. He signed with Ferrari back in 2021, which makes for a relatively short contract with team Ferrari.
Lewis Hamilton is known for his activism in areas such as racial equality, gender equality, and LGBTQ+ rights. He has said in numerous interviews that he plans to uphold this activism, even when transitioning to this new team. Ferrari is looking to place a more experienced driver in their cars, as they have had relatively young drivers ever since Sebastian Vettel left the team for Aston Martin a couple of years ago.
Lewis is also likely to bring more attention to Ferrari, as well as sponsors. He is one of the better-known drivers on the grid at the moment, alongside Max Verstappen. He is the first Formula One driver of color, which makes him very well-known in the sport. He was also knighted by the Queen of England in 2021. He is a popular guest among talk show hosts, and he brings lots of attention wherever he goes, which is likely yet another reason for Ferrari to be pursuing him.
At the end of the day, nobody knows what is coming for the 2025 season. Lewis Hamilton is switching to Ferrari, which could either be a very exciting or a very bad decision. We can only wait to find out what will happen.
With Hamilton moving to Ferrari, this means that Carlos Sainz Jr., who has been driving with Scuderia Ferrari for a few years now, will be out of a seat for the 2025 season. This is until further notice, or basically, until a seat opens up for him to sign for a driver position for next season. He signed with Ferrari back in 2021, which makes for a relatively short contract with team Ferrari.
Lewis Hamilton is known for his activism in areas such as racial equality, gender equality, and LGBTQ+ rights. He has said in numerous interviews that he plans to uphold this activism, even when transitioning to this new team. Ferrari is looking to place a more experienced driver in their cars, as they have had relatively young drivers ever since Sebastian Vettel left the team for Aston Martin a couple of years ago.
Lewis is also likely to bring more attention to Ferrari, as well as sponsors. He is one of the better-known drivers on the grid at the moment, alongside Max Verstappen. He is the first Formula One driver of color, which makes him very well-known in the sport. He was also knighted by the Queen of England in 2021. He is a popular guest among talk show hosts, and he brings lots of attention wherever he goes, which is likely yet another reason for Ferrari to be pursuing him.
At the end of the day, nobody knows what is coming for the 2025 season. Lewis Hamilton is switching to Ferrari, which could either be a very exciting or a very bad decision. We can only wait to find out what will happen.