Lewis Hamilton at the F1 Grand Prix Of Singapore - Source: Getty
Former Haas F1 team boss Guenther Steiner has joked that if Lewis Hamilton wins his eighth world title at Ferrari, he will "end up in the Vatican". The F1 legend's decision to switch teams surprised many. He had been with Mercedes since 2013, achieving six world titles with the team, while Mercedes itself went on an eight-year run of championships.
It wasn't until 2022 that Mercedes suddenly fell off from championship contention and Hamilton found himself without a win in a season. With the German squad still unable to put that concrete challenge together against the champions Red Bull and Max Verstappen, Hamilton decided it was time to move to Ferrari.
The former Haas team principal feels the motive behind this move is trying to have a new challenge in front of him and achieve success of winning a title at Ferrari, something that hasn't been done for a long time in the past. Talking about the move on the Red Flag Podcast, he said:
