What can Lewis Hamilton achieve with Ferrari beyond 2025?
It’s time for Friday’s main news from the world of F1. Lewis Hamilton takes centre stage ahead of his move to Ferrari – a move that has attracted fresh criticism – as ‘Hammer Time’ appears to be a thing of the past in Formula 1. Let’s dive into the action. Ferrari “fucked up” with Lewis Hamilton?
The former boss of the F1 team Eddie Jordan has already expressed reserves on the transition from Hamilton F1 2025 to Ferrari, and now the former F1 pilot Lucas Di Grassia has passed his fears. He believes Hamilton’s best days are behind him and that Ferrari made a huge mistake signing him to replace Carlos Sainz.
Lewis Hamilton’s famous “Hammer Time” radio call questioned
The phrase “Hammer Time” has become synonymous with Hamilton, a not-so-subtle code name given to him by long-time Mercedes racing engineer Peter “Bono” Bonnington to describe the maximum aggression required in a race situation. However, Hamilton has hinted that the phrase will not follow him to Ferrari as he doesn’t want to hear it from anyone other than Bono. Abu Dhabi may have marked the end of an era in many ways. It seems that the place in F1 2025 in Red Bull seems to be preparing to capture Sergio Pereza, facing the exit door after an incredible F1 2024 campaign. Gazley, now Alpine? Former F1 driver Gied van der Garde says Red Bull “never” would do that and that Gasly would be “outdone” by Max Verstappen.
Lewis Hamilton abides by Ferrari’s ban ahead of financial move to F1
F1 News: New F1 team name confirmed with two iconic numbers
F1 numbers for Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen
F1’s governing body, the FIA, has published the official entry list for the 2025 F1 season, revealing that world champions Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen will occupy the numbers occupied by rookies. Sebastian Vettel’s number 5 will go to Gabriel Bortoreto, and the number 7, last used by Kimi Raikkonen in 2021, will go to Alpine’s Jacques Douhan.
McLaren has created a buzz among its F1 rivals with its rear wing design, dubbed “mini-DRS,” which adds space between the upper and lower elements to reduce straight-line resistance.
McLaren “proactively” offered to alter their design after talks with the FIA, which has tweaked the wording of the F1 2025 regulations in order to avoid a repeat of that concept.
