Ferrari CONFIRM game-changing driver signing

Ferrari have welcomed Lewis Hamilton into their family, with the first day of 2025 seeing the seven-time world champion officially join the Scuderia.

The British driver has left Mercedes after a dozen years racing for the Silver Arrows, with his final couple of seasons showing a disappointing drop in pace.

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The seven-time world champion was often left despondent post race in 2024, where he bemoaned the pace of the Mercedes and on occasion doubted his own abilities.

Apart from a victory in Silverstone and Spa, Hamilton was often bested by team-mate George Russell, particularly in qualifying where he was beaten in 19 sessions.

Hamilton officially becomes a Ferrari F1 driver

For a majority of the 2024 season, Hamilton will have been looking at his future team and hoping to jump in the car early, after Ferrari secured multiple victories last year.

Charles Leclerc won in Monaco, Monza and Austin, as Carlos Sainz achieved a P1 finish in Australia and Mexico, with Ferrari even challenging McLaren for first in the constructors' race until the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Hamilton will not only be hoping to add more wins to his record breaking tally in 2025, but also to claim that eighth world title that eluded him in 2021.

As of January 1st, 2025, the champion is now officially a Ferrari driver with F1 and Hamilton himself nodding to the change on social media.

Ferrari also celebrated Hamilton’s debut in a video posted to social media on New Years Day welcoming the Brit.

“Welcome to the family,” the team wrote on Instagram, with the video depicting the team following Hamilton on social media and looking through his photos.

The team also made a reference to Hamilton’s much loved dog Roscoe in the video, who could also potentially make his debut in the Ferrari garage for 2025.

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