F1 legend Nigel Mansell reveals why Lewis Hamilton can win eighth world title with Ferrari

FORMULA ONE fable Nigel Mansell is assured Ferrari’s “magical” squad volition assistance Lewis Hamilton to an EIGHTH satellite title.

Britain’s 1992 F 1 satellite champion is simply a immense instrumentality of the Stevenage racer, who volition extremity his glittering 12-season enactment astatine Mercedes to articulation the Italian squad adjacent year.

Hamilton has signed a two-season mega-bucks woody with the Scuderia and Mansell, 71, is delighted helium volition present acquisition the Ferrari magic — conscionable similar helium did successful 1989 and 1990.

Mansell said: “Lewis has done immoderate unthinkable things passim his career.

“And it is perfectly fantastic helium is going to thrust for Ferrari which, for me, is the astir romanticist squad successful the full of Formula One.

“The fans volition clasp him and I americium definite helium volition beryllium capable to triumph for them and beryllium a large team-mate for Charles Leclerc.

“Lewis has each the attributes to get different satellite title.

“He volition person a renaissance successful the car due to the fact that he’s ace speedy and Ferrari volition bash a bully occupation for him.”

Mansell won his lone satellite rubric with Williams but ‘Our Nige’ insists helium has peculiar memories of driving for Ferrari for 2 seasons earlier leaving pursuing a bust-up with team-mate Alain Prost.

Mansell said: “It means a batch to maine having driven for them.

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“It’s adjacent to magical and I bash consciousness fulfilled that I didn’t miss retired driving for 1 of the top makes of car successful the past of the world.

“There isn’t a idiosyncratic successful the satellite who doesn’t emotion a Ferrari.”

Hamilton, 39, has won a grounds 105 expansive prix and hopes Ferrari tin reignite his vocation which has stalled successful caller seasons arsenic Max Verstappen and Red Bull person dominated Mercedes.

His past driver’s rubric was successful 2020, equalling the grounds of 7 acceptable by Ferrari superstar Michael Schumacher successful 2004.

His determination to the Scuderia marks Hamilton arsenic the 13th British operator who volition don a scarlet reddish contention suit, and helium volition beryllium aiming to beryllium the archetypal Brit successful 60 years to triumph the F1 rubric for Ferrari.

Mansell, who present lives successful the US, was institution laminitis Enzo’s Ferrari’s past idiosyncratic signing soon earlier helium died successful 1988.

And the antheral christened ‘The People’s Champion’ by his British followers was besides adored by Italian fans.

They dubbed him Il Leone — The Lion — for his assertive driving benignant which earned him 31 contention wins, 32 poles and 482 points during his career.

And Mansell celebrated his Ferrari debut successful 1989 by roaring to an unexpected triumph successful the Brazilian Grand Prix.

That feat endeared him to everyone successful the Italian campy — adjacent though helium failed to onshore them the rubric helium craved.

Mansell added: “You person 1 accidental to triumph your archetypal contention for your caller squad and goodness knows however that car kept going but I won successful Rio and that cemented a very, precise peculiar relationship.

“I feel, arsenic overmuch arsenic I missed retired connected a fig of things successful Formula One, I didn’t miss retired driving for Ferrari.

“OK, I didn’t triumph the title for them but I won races for them and had the experience.

“The quality is moving with the Italians, the Tifosi fans — adjacent the reporters each deterioration their hearts connected their sleeves.

“They are truthful excited. It’s 1 of those Marmite situations: You emotion ’em oregon you hatred ’em and I was precise fortunate.

“I conscionable loved the full acquisition and it was reciprocal. They supported maine and loved maine and I deliberation they inactive bash today.

“It’s fantastic and Lewis volition find a antithetic level of feeling comfy and being supported.

“I deliberation helium volition conscionable clasp it and spell from spot to strength.”