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 workforce is his major objective.
“For me, it’s the primary,” he informed media together with RaceFans after driving the workforce’s new automotive for the 2025 season right this moment 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 workforce’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 workforce,” mentioned Hamilton.
“I’m additionally conscious there’s a number of drivers that by no means, ever get to win a world championship, firstly,” 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 workforce already has an insane legacy they usually’re not in need of what number of world championships they’ve received. So I believe 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 battle 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 prime.
“However I’ve received an excellent workforce. The vitality that I’m receiving from the workforce, there’s magic right here. It’s going to nonetheless take a number of exhausting work and grafting and everybody’s placing that in already to realize it. Nevertheless it’s additionally about perception. Everybody right here desires of successful with Ferrari, each single individual on this workforce.”
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