Christian Horner is certain that Lewis Hamilton will once again become a serious challenger next season with Ferrari.
Lewis Hamilton is probably counting down the days until he joins Scuderia Ferrari. In any case, he must have thought about it last weekend during the Brazilian Grand Prix. In great difficulty with his Mercedes, the seven-time world champion finally crossed the finish line in tenth position.
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner knows that Lewis Hamilton will be a big challenger next season. Indeed, the team director knows the Mercedes driver well, a driver against whom he fought savagely in 2020.
By arriving at Ferrari, Lewis Hamilton will join a team which seems to have the wind in its sails, a team which is clearly aiming to win in F1. A big change for the driver who has been driving with Mercedes since the start of the 2013 season.
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At Talksport, Horner was asked about the situation and the future of Lewis Hamilton.
“It is obvious that he comes from a very comfortable environment, which he has known very well for 10 years, more than 10 years. So this will be a change for him ”, Horner said. “Charles Leclerc is another very fast driver. But Ferrari is a team that seems to have the wind in its sails. It is certain that a driver of Lewis' quality will always be a challenger. He may come at the right time. He's obviously seen things where he chose to change teams because he believes in the future of Ferrari, so it'll be fascinating to see how that plays out ”, a conclu Christian Horner.
Lewis Hamilton who still has two Grand Prix victories this season, but will have to fight with George Russell, his teammate at Mercedes, to obtain sixth place in the World Drivers' Championship.
