Seven-time Components 1 champion Lewis Hamilton is shifting from Mercedes to Ferrari in 2025 and triple title-winner Sir Jackie Stewart has given his verdict on that vast transfer

Lewis Hamilton will crew up with Charles Leclerc at Ferrari from subsequent 12 months

Sir Jackie Stewart thinks it is going to be “harder” for Lewis Hamilton to attain his targets by becoming a member of Ferrari on the age of 40.

The most important Components 1 driver transfer since Hamilton joined Mercedes within the first place was introduced earlier this 12 months, earlier than the present season started. After 11 years, he’s leaving the Silver Arrows to fulfil a childhood dream of racing within the well-known purple Ferrari vehicles.

Greater than that, although, he nonetheless believes he has unfinished enterprise on the championship entrance. Having been cruelly denied a record-breaking eighth title in 2021, Hamilton determined that the transfer the Maranello offers him his finest probability of reaching that aim earlier than retirement.

Sir Jackie Stewart is assured that his fellow F1 legend nonetheless has what it takes to do it. However he has warned Hamilton that it is going to be troublesome to search out fast success after such a seismic change past a driver’s fortieth birthday.

Talking on the RacingNews365 Podcast, the Scot mentioned: “It is harder for him to do it at 40 years than it might have been if he had been 25 or 30, however he is nonetheless obtained the ability, as is clear these days, such because the British Grand Prix this 12 months. It is uncommon. However in some unspecified time in the future he has to retire as a racing driver, and he feels that point has not but arrived. And I can perceive that.”

Hamilton put pen to paper on a multi-year deal to hitch his new crew to point out that he has no intention of retirement simply but. Giving his verdict on what could have tempted Hamilton to make the transfer to Maranello, Sir Jackie recalled his personal expertise of just about signing for the Italian crew a number of a long time in the past.

He mentioned: “I am considerably shocked by that, due to turning into 40 and going right into a crew that, these days, has very not too long ago turn out to be very aggressive. It went down rather a lot – there have been many administration buildings throughout the Ferrari F1 crew, which is disruptive

Sir Jackie Stewart has given his verdict on Lewis Hamilton’s deliberate transfer to Ferrari

“I almost drove for Ferrari – actually, I dedicated to drive for Ferrari in a contract, and I needed to inform them that it was not sensible due to the way by which it had turn out to be an virtually on a regular basis change at Mr Ferrari’s second.

“So I by no means did drive for Ferrari, however once I went there I used to be greatly surprised. It is so spectacular, the spirit of the place was superb. And I am certain that is what Lewis will expertise too.”