Ralf Schumacher fears there is a “danger” that Lewis Hamilton will not see out his Ferrari contract following his move from Mercedes for the F1 2025 season. And he reckons the seven-time World Champion will not hesitate to retire if he feels he is no longer capable of competing at the top. Hamilton announced in February that he will join Ferrari on a multi-year contract – widely believed to be a two-year deal covering the F1 2025 and F1 2026 campaigns – ending his long and successful association with Mercedes.
The British driver claimed all but one of his joint-record seven World Championships with Mercedes, as well as becoming the first driver to surpass 100 grand prix wins and pole positions, following his move from McLaren at the beginning of 2013. Mercedes also have the distinction of providing the engines for each of Hamilton’s 356 F1 starts to date, stretching back to his debut season in 2007. 👉 Lewis Hamilton now finally has a chance to escape the ghosts of Abu Dhabi 2021 👉 Revealed: The remarkable 36-hour timeline behind Lewis Hamilton’s shock Ferrari move Despite returning to winning ways with victories in Britain and Belgium, F1 2024 proved to be one of the most challenging seasons of Hamilton’s career having been dominated by Mercedes team-mate George Russell in qualifying conditions.
Russell started ahead of his team-mate at 19 of the 24 races across the season, leading Hamilton – who will celebrate his 40th birthday next month – to concede.
