Technique · Mar 28, 2025
Lewis Hamilton dazzles in red with Ferrari
Formula One (F1) drive Lewis Hamilton stands in front of a Ferrari F40. Hamilton joined Ferrari’s F1 team in hopes of an eighth Drivers Championship. // Photo courtesy of FerrariIn a move that caught the Formula 1 (F1) world off guard, seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has left the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team to join Scuderia Ferrari in 2025. He will be racing alongside Monaco driver Charles Leclerc, replacing Spaniard Carlos Sainz.
The British driver, whose contract began on Jan. 1, said he “could not be more excited” about this new challenge in a LinkedIn post. The post showed a photo of him in childhood, go-karting in a red helmet, Ferrari’s iconic color.