F1: Hamilton ‘excited for year ahead’ after Ferrari switch
F1: Hamilton ‘excited for year ahead’ after Ferrari switch
Lewis Hamilton said that he “could not be more excited for the year ahead as the seven-time World Champion prepares for his debut with Ferrari next season.
Hamilton joined the Italian side from Mercedes, a partnership which saw him win six of his drivers’ world titles and the Silver Arrows, eight constructors’ titles.
Making a switch to one of the most celebrated teams in Grand Prix history, Hamilton took to LinkedIn to share his feelings. “I could not be more excited for the year ahead,” Hamilton wrote on Friday. “Moving to Scuderia Ferrari, there’s a lot to reflect on.
The soon-to-be 40-year-old added that anyone considering a move in 2025 should ‘embrace the change’. “Whether you’re switching industries, learning a new skill, or even just taking on new challenges, remember that reinvention is powerful. Your next opportunity is always within reach.
“Here’s to 2025 — a year of embracing new opportunities, staying hungry, and driving forward with purpose. Let’s make it one to remember. Andiamo (Let’s go).”
Hamilton used a picture of him karting in a red crash helmet as a child in the post published just days after officially coming onboard with the Prancing Horse.
Beginning his Formula One career with McLaren, he joins Ferrari after 12 seasons at Mercedes with his first race in the scarlet red car at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on March 16.
He is also set to unveil his 2025 challenger at Ferrari’s season launch alongside teammate Charles Leclerc on February 19 at the team’s Maranello headquarters in northern Italy, with testing in Bahrain the following week.
Hamilton joins a Ferrari side that were narrowly beaten to the constructors’ title by McLaren last year.
He is bidding to win an outright record eighth world title — Hamilton shares the current record of seven with Michael Schumacher — and secure Ferrari its first championship in nearly two decades.
(With inputs from AFP)
