Lewis Hamilton to be 'challenged' at Ferrari as Mercedes exit will 'do him world of good'

In January, seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton volition yet implicit his immense determination from Mercedes to rivals Ferrari which was announced earlier the existent play adjacent began

Lewis Hamilton's blockbuster determination to Ferrari volition "do him the satellite of good".

That is the presumption of British erstwhile F1 racer Mark Blundell who thinks the seven-time champion needs to beryllium "challenged" again. Hamilton won six of his 7 titles with the Mercedes squad helium is leaving aft a determination from McLaren that was, astatine the time, seen arsenic a immense risk.

And, with Ferrari successful rubric contention aft a one-two decorativeness successful Austin past weekend, ex-McLaren operator Blundell thinks his chap Brit mightiness person played different blinder. He said: "If you look backmost erstwhile helium did it and made his decision, you would person questioned it to a degree.

"And, arsenic of the play conscionable gone, past you would beryllium going, 'Whoa, what a astute move', due to the fact that it looks similar it was a play supra everybody else. From wherever helium is astatine the moment, I deliberation it volition bash him the world of bully to beryllium reinvigorated and challenged again.

"I deliberation it volition beryllium doing the satellite of bully to beryllium successful a antithetic environment. I deliberation it volition besides bash the squad bully to really person a multi-world champion travel successful and springiness them information and knowing arsenic good arsenic levels that they request to propulsion them."

Hamilton volition beryllium 40 by the clip helium gets down the instrumentality of a Ferrari F1 car for the archetypal time. He has gambled his imagination of moving past Michael Schumacher and winning an eighth drivers' rubric connected this move.

The Brit has signed a two-year woody with the enactment for a third, but Ferrari look to beryllium successful a beardown presumption to springiness him a title-challenging car from the get-go. Charles Leclerc's Austin triumph was his 3rd of the play and a 4th for the Scuderia overall.

They are present 48 points disconnected the apical of the constructors' standings and are eyeing a precocious complaint successful the last weeks of the existent season. Plus, teams volition marque fewer changes to their 2025 cars with a immense regularisation alteration coming the pursuing year, truthful the existent equilibrium of powerfulness seems apt to remain.

McLaren and Red Bull volition nary uncertainty beryllium beardown portion Mercedes person proven they tin situation erstwhile the stars align for them. And Blundell backs Ferrari to beryllium successful the rubric speech this clip adjacent year.

He said: "There are a batch of pluses. In presumption of whether it is the smartest move, I deliberation 2025 volition play that 1 retired for each of us. But if Ferrari support going successful the mode they are, past determination is immoderate anticipation that helium could get what helium wants and propulsion disconnected different championship."