Formula 1 legend and 7-time world champion Lewis Hamilton turned 40, and he will be the oldest driver to debut for Ferrari in March 2025. But many people already question the Italian team for signing Hamilton, who they feel is already past his prime.
Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur, on the other hand, has no doubts regarding Lewis Hamilton’s skills and ability as a driver and doesn’t care about outside views. He pointed out the British driver's final race at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, where he finished 4th, starting P16.
But why does everyone question Lewis Hamilton’s ability? Even many former drivers who still call him the 'GOAT' doubt his talent, and many feel Hamilton has already past his prime and signing him was the biggest mistake made by Ferrari. Let us check the speculations they make about Hamilton.
The Big Age Factor
The biggest of all the speculations they make is regarding Hamilton’s age. The British driver was part of the mid-2000s rookie era, where he debuted with some other drivers like Sebastian Vettel, Nico Rosberg, Mark Webber, and Robert Kubica.
Apart from Lewis, all his fellow mates retired from racing, and the only other oldest driver still racing from the 2000 era was Fernando Alonso. Racing with young drivers who are 20+ in age is very difficult for any driver, and keeping the form is a big task.
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New Team
Hamilton made the biggest move in his career by moving from Mercedes to Ferrari. He has already crossed most of his career and is in the final few years. At this time, making a debut for another big team and rival is quite confusing for many. But over the years Ferrari has grown strength from strength, and Hamilton also needed some new motivation to drive in Formula 1. So he chose Ferrari as his final team, and he is hoping to win his eighth title with them.
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Old Horse vs Young Horse
Ferrari already has a promising talent, Charles Leclerc. He is seen as their future world champion and has been travelling with the team since the 2019 season. He beat every teammate in a driver's championship battle, starting with Marcus Eriksson, Sebastian Vettel, and Carlos Sainz. Everyone believes Lewis Hamilton’s fate will be the same.
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‘We believe in Hamilton’
But out of all the other things, Lewis Hamilton has one great thing that could fall on his lap as a big advantage. He has the experience of winning multiple world championships, and he knows when to go hard and when to stay calm. All these young drivers only know to go hard racing and sometimes lose the race because of making mistakes at crucial moments.
But if you look at Hamilton’s career, he never makes many mistakes in championship fights. He only lost three championship battles against Raikkonen, Rosberg, and Verstappen, where every time luck has favoured his rivals. Experience is the greater advantage Lewis Hamilton will be carrying with him and fighting for his 8th F1 title.
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