Lewis Hamilton says successful a world championship with Ferrari is a better precedence for him than taking a record-breaking eighth title.
He got here inside one lap of claiming his eighth title in 2021. However, having joined Ferrari from Mercedes this 12 months, Hamilton mentioned successful a title with System 1’s most historic staff is his principal purpose.
“For me, it’s the primary,” he instructed media together with RaceFans after driving the staff’s new automobile for the 2025 season at this time at Fiorano. “Successful a championship at Ferrari is the primary. That’s what I’m working in the direction of.
“I don’t take into consideration the quantity eight. I’m eager about the primary championship that the staff’s received for a while.”
Ferrari final received the constructors’ championship in 2008, the identical 12 months Hamilton scored his first world title. No Ferrari driver has received the championship since Kimi Raikkonen the 12 months earlier than – Hamilton’s first season within the sport.
“They’ve already had many world championships over their historical past so for me it’s on the lookout for that first one with the staff,” mentioned Hamilton.
“I’m additionally conscious there’s a variety of drivers that by no means, ever get to win a world championship, before everything,” he added. “I’ve been lucky to work in two groups beforehand, work with nice organisations, and also you’ve seen within the historical past of the game the place you’ve received nice groups and issues don’t align they usually find yourself, a few of them, not successful world championships.
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“However this staff already has an insane legacy they usually’re not wanting what number of world championships they’ve received. So I feel of their DNA they’ve that successful mentality.”
Ferrari completed second to McLaren within the constructors’ championship final 12 months, the 2 groups separated by simply 16 factors. Hamilton expects the combat on the entrance will stay shut this 12 months.
“The competitors is fierce and we’ve had nice outcomes from different iconic groups like McLaren and now Purple Bull and clearly Mercedes. It will be shut on the high.
“However I’ve received an amazing staff. The power that I’m receiving from the staff, there’s magic right here. It’s going to nonetheless take a variety of exhausting work and grafting and everybody’s placing that in already to attain it. But it surely’s additionally about perception. Everybody right here desires of successful with Ferrari, each single particular person on this staff.”
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