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British Formula One driver and seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton is nearing a shocking move to the Ferrari F1 team in 2025. The Prancing Horse has been the most successful team in F1 history with a rich history of 16 Constructors' and 15 Drivers' Championships. But the Maranello outfit hasn't won a title since 2008 creating a 16-year trophy drought.
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Since Hamilton's debut in the pinnacle of motorsports, Ferrari has eyed the British driver but the 39-year-old has continued with the Mercedes team and won seven world titles. But with Hamilton's recent contract extension, the British driver has the flexibility to find a new team for the final few years of his F1 career.
Lewis Hamilton to join Ferrari F1 in 2025
Multiple media reports revealed that Ferrari chairman John Elkann, who has been a keen admirer of Hamilton, has been negotiating with the famed Prancing Horse. Then the development was confirmed by Sky Sports, who further revealed that Hamilton will partner Leclerc for the 2025 season replacing Carlos Sainz as the other Ferrari driver. Ferrari recently announced a long-term contract extension for Charles Leclerc, but Sainz's future remains in doubt, with his contract ending at the end of the 2024 campaign.
This team is my second family: Charles Leclerc
Talking about his extension, Charles Leclerc expressed excitement over his new contract and described Ferrari as his second family . In a release by the Prancing Horse, Leclerc said, " I’m very pleased to know that I will be wearing the Scuderia Ferrari race suit for several more seasons to come."
"To race for this team has been my dream since I was three years old: I used to watch the Monaco Grand Prix from the window of a friend’s apartment at Ste. Devote Corner and I would always look out for the red cars. This team is my second family ever since I joined the Ferrari Driver Academy in 2016 and we have achieved a lot together, fighting through thick and thin over the past five years."
