Lewis Hamilton says ‘magic’ in Ferrari more hope than ever to win the eighth F1 title

Lewis Hamilton says that “magic” he has experienced in Ferrari since joining the Italian team left more hope than ever winning the record eighth Formula 1 World Cup.

Hamilton stunned the sports world last February, announcing that he would end up a 12-year stay with Mercedes to join the most pronounced Formula One team, and now she is only a few weeks away from the competitive debut at the Australian Grand Prix, Live on Sky Sports from 14 to 16 .

40-year-old Britain has controversially denied the title of the eighth driver-which would take him from a common record holder Michael Schumachera-Max Verstappen 2021 and has not since been provided by a car that is capable of the title.

Asked on Wednesday after Ferrari first led his new SF-25 to the right path if he hoped more than ever to ask for the eighth title, Hamilton replied: “Yes. But I am also aware that there is a lot of drivers who never win on The World Cup, above all.

“I was fortunate to work in two teams earlier, work with great organizations, and you saw in the history of sports where you have great teams and things do not reconcile, and they end up, some of them, not winning the World Cup.

“But this team already has a crazy heritage and it is not their lack of how much the World Cup they won. So, I think they have that winning mentality in their DNA.

“The competition is fierce and we had great results of other iconic teams, such as McLaren and Red Bull -a obviously, Mercedes.

“It will be up close on top. But I have a great teammate. The energy I receive from the team, here is magic.

“It will still need a lot of hard work and vaccinations from absolutely all. And everyone already puts it on to achieve this.

“But it’s also in belief. Everyone here dreams of winning with Ferrari, every person in this team.”

Ferrari have ‘every ingredient’ to win a title

Hamilton joined Ferrari with a team that has not won the Constructor Championship since 2008, while a year earlier, Kimi Raikkonen had requested his last driver’s title.

They were extremely close to claiming that the team title was only 14 points from McLaren champions last season, and another narrow battle is expected while the sport is entering the last season in accordance with current regulations.

Hamilton, praising the leadership of the Director of the Tim Ferrari Fred Vassur, chairman John Elkann and executive director Benedetta Vigna, says he is sure his new team are ready to end their unwanted infinite railroads.

“I worked with two World Cup winning teams,” he said. “I know what a winning team looks like.

“Passion is here like nothing you have ever seen. They have absolutely every ingredient they need to win the World Cup.

“It’s just about making all pieces. We have a great leader in Fred, in John, in Benedett.

“Everyone just has a really calm and good approach. No one loves:” We’re in every area “We are perfect.” Everyone loves, “We have to rise everywhere.” They do not leave the stone somewhere to try and do it. “

Ferrari experience ‘everything I dreamed of and more’

Hamilton’s beginning of life in Ferrari was some of the vortex with several testing in cars from previous years in the Firano circle in the team – along with a trip to Barcelona – he came between the opportunities to meet his new colleagues.

On Tuesday night, he attended the F1 inaugural launch in London on Tuesday night, as all 10 Liveries were discovered for the 2025 season, before running to Italy for the first time on Wednesday to drive the SF-25 for the first time.

Despite the challenges of the process, Hamilton says the period feels like “the most exciting time in my life.”

He said Sky Sports F1 Ted Kravitz: “The accumulation of the year, coming to the factory, encountering everyone, seeing Ferrari who I have been watching from afar for so many years and actually entered inside and feeling a passion within all the people within the team, fans in the city, were incredible.

“For the first two days I couldn’t sleep. I was so excited about that first day. Even today, passing by Enz’s old house, that beautiful old building, I tightened every day like ‘Wow, it’s really real and I’ really here ‘ , Wow, after all these years we did it ‘.

“On top of that, sitting in the Ferrari car, the door opens from the garage and the door opens from the trail, everything I dreamed of and more.”

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