Formula 1 star Lewis Hamilton will leave Mercedes at the end of the season and move to Ferrari. This was shared by the Formula 1 Mercedes team on platform X with. “Lewis has exercised an exit option announced last year,” the statement said. Shortly afterwards, Ferrari confirmed reports that Hamilton would work for the Italian racing team from the 2025 season. The Briton has signed a contract for several years.
“I have had eleven fantastic years with this team and I am very proud of what we have achieved together,” said Hamilton, speaking of one of the hardest decisions he has ever had to make. “But the time is ripe for me to take this step and I’m looking forward to taking on a new challenge.”
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“We knew that our partnership would come to a natural end at some point, and that day has now come,” said Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff. According to media reports, he had previously informed the workforce in Brackley about Hamilton’s early departure. “We accept Lewis’ decision to take on a new challenge while offering us exciting opportunities for the future,” said Wolff.
Seven world championship titles and 103 Grand Prix victories
Mercedes only extended the contracts with Hamilton and his teammate George Russell until the end of 2025 last August. From 2026, new engine regulations will apply in the premier class of motorsport. There had been repeated speculation about Hamilton’s possible move to Ferrari in recent years.
Since Hamilton’s defeat on the last lap in the 2021 season finale, Max Verstappen has dominated Formula 1 with Red Bull. Hamilton, with the Silver Arrows since 2013, and Mercedes only drive in their shadow – maybe he wants to change that now.
Hamilton has won six world championship titles in his eleven seasons at Mercedes so far, and he won four titles in a row between 2017 and 2020. He won his first world championship title at McLaren in 2008. The then 23-year-old driver became the youngest Formula 1 world champion in history at the time. In 2010, Sebastian Vettel also won a world championship title for Red Bull at the age of 23. In 332 starts, Hamilton also achieved 103 Grand Prix victories, twelve more than the previous record holder Michael Schumacher.
Formula 1 star Lewis Hamilton will leave Mercedes at the end of the season and move to Ferrari. This was shared by the Formula 1 Mercedes team on platform X with. “Lewis has exercised an exit option announced last year,” the statement said. Shortly afterwards, Ferrari confirmed reports that Hamilton would work for the Italian racing team from the 2025 season. The Briton has signed a contract for several years.
“I have had eleven fantastic years with this team and I am very proud of what we have achieved together,” said Hamilton, speaking of one of the hardest decisions he has ever had to make. “But the time is ripe for me to take this step and I’m looking forward to taking on a new challenge.”
