Hamilton tipped to break 18-year Ferrari drought

Lewis Hamilton has been tipped to end Ferrari's long F1 title drought - if it can deliver him the right equipment. 

The seven-time world champion will make his move to the Scuderia for 2025, which will be 18 years since the team last won the world drivers' title when Kimi Raikkonen defeated Hamilton and Fernando Alonso in the 2007 finale in Brazil. 

Ferrari's last title overall was the 2008 constructors' crown, with both droughts being the longest in the history of the team, but it is in with a shout of winning the '24 constructors' championship, being just 36 points behind leaders McLaren with three rounds remaining.

The 2024 season has been Ferrari's most successful since 2018 with five wins, including multiple wins for both Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz - the first time since Raikkonen and Felipe Massa that has been achieved.

Hamilton is seeking a record-breaking eighth world championship at Ferrari, which would eclipse the record he jointly holds with Michael Schumacher - and a Le Mans 24 Hours winner has tipped him to break the record and end Ferrari's drought.

"I think he's got what's required to win a title if he's given what he needs," ex-F1 racer Mark Blundell told AceOdds. 

"That's the key factor. Drivers turning up to teams is great because they come with everything that they've got behind them and they've got all the credentials, but if the team doesn't then turn up with a kit that can perform on the track, then it doesn't matter how good the driver is going to be, he is never going to make the difference.

"That's the thing there. There has to be this sort of an equalised performance basis of driver and car. 

"If the circumstances suit, that's not there all the time in terms of consistency, but I think that's one of the key areas. 

"If they can take that result and make the car more consistent and still achieve performance, then there could be half a chance that the Ferrari is there to take a championship again with Lewis behind the wheel.

"I'd certainly love to see it. I think it'd be great for motorsport, be great for British motorsport and I know for sure, it'd be great for the Italian fans to see Ferrari take a world title."