When will Lewis Hamilton Retire from F1? An In-Depth Analysis

The world is waiting for Lewis Hamilton to drive a Ferrari car, as the British driver signed a multi-year deal with the Maranello team. After a successful 12-year journey with the Mercedes F1 team, Hamilton moved to the Italian squad, which could be the final team of the F1 legend.

But this also gives us a clear picture of his Formula 1 retirement year, which will be cruel for his fans. A year ago, Hamilton announced his shocking departure from Mercedes by joining Ferrari. He already has 7 world championships and 6 of them come with Mercedes. He is awaiting to lift his 8th Formula 1 title and he believes Ferrari is the team that has the potential to give him what he wants. The oldest Formula 1 team hasn't won a single F1 title since the 2008 season, and most of the time they lost the title because of Lewis Hamilton.

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With Hamilton by their side now, they too believe in winning the Formula 1 championship and ending their title drought. But is this the right time to sign Lewis Hamilton? The Brit has turned 40, which is considered too old for an F1 driver by F1 standards. Ferrari's team principal believes Lewis still has the same hunger and passion for winning and doesn’t disappoint his team. Many experts say Lewis should have been signed by Ferrari in 2010 when they signed Fernando Alonso. 

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Hamilton F1 Retirement Prediction

They signed him in 2024 for a whopping 400 million Euro contract. It could be a three-year contract that Hamilton expected from Mercedes for which they said ‘NO’. Considering all that news and speculation, Lewis could race until the 2027 Formula 1 season and will be 43 years old by then. We don’t know what Hamilton thinks in his mind. We expect him to race at least three years for Ferrari. These are the crucial years for Hamilton to win his 8th Formula 1 championship and retire from the sport as the greatest of all time.

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