In a move that caught the Formula 1 (F1) world off guard, seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has left the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team to join Scuderia Ferrari in 2025. He will be racing alongside Monaco driver Charles Leclerc, replacing Spaniard Carlos Sainz.
The British driver, whose contract began on Jan. 1, said he “could not be more excited” about this new challenge in a LinkedIn post. The post showed a photo of him in childhood, go-karting in a red helmet, Ferrari’s iconic color.
“Today, we start a new chapter in the history of this iconic team, and I can’t wait to see what story we will write together,” Hamilton said when he visited the team’s headquarters in Maranello, Italy for the first time.