Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari. One of the most iconic driver/team pairings of all-time - and it hasn't even started yet!
For years, the possibility of Hamilton moving to Ferrari have popped up every so often in the media, but firmly in place at Mercedes, Hamilton rejected the overtures.
But this time, after a long campaign by chairman John Elkann, he has taken the plunge and will partner Charles Leclerc from 2025 with an eighth World Championship firmly in his sights.
In a remarkable twist of fate, if Hamilton does succeed in claiming the title at the first attempt in red, it would come exactly 50 years since the man who started his Mercedes journey took his first, as the table below shows.
Ferrari Formula 1 World Champions
| Season | Driver | Number of Titles with Ferrari |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Alberto Ascari | 1 |
| 1953 | Alberto Ascari | 2 |
| 1956 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 1 |
| 1961 | Phil Hill | 1 |
| 1964 | John Surtees | 1 |
| 1975 | Niki Lauda | 1 |
| 1977 | Niki Lauda | 2 |
| 1979 | Jody Scheckter | 1 |
| 2000 | Michael Schumacher | 1 |
| 2001 | Michael Schumacher | 2 |
| 2002 | Michael Schumacher | 3 |
| 2003 | Michael Schumacher | 4 |
| 2004 | Michael Schumacher | 5 |
| 2007 | Kimi Raikkonen | 1 |
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