Lewis Hamilton: Ferrari has ‘every ingredient’ to win F1 title

Lewis Hamilton said he believes Ferrari has “every ingredient” to win a world championship and confirmed he has no plans to quit Formula 1 if he secures a record eighth title this year.

The seven-time champion moved from Mercedes to Ferrari over the winter in a blockbuster move that has dominated headlines throughout the build up to the new season.

Ferrari finished a close second to McLaren in last year’s constructors’ championship, but has not won a title of any kind since 2008 and not won a driver’s championship since Kimi Raikkonen’s victory in 2007.

After his arrival at the team last month, Hamilton said he has already seen the potential of Ferrari to fight for the title in his first season.

“Yes,” he said when asked if Ferrari is ready to win a championship.

“I’ve worked with two world championship-winning teams before, and I know what a winning team looks and feels like.

“The passion is here is like nothing you have ever seen. They have got every ingredient they need to win a world championship, it’s just about putting all the pieces together.

“We’ve got great leaders in Fred [Vasseur, team principal], John [Elkann, Ferrari president] and Benedetto [Vigna, Ferrari CEO] and everyone just has a really calm and good approach.

“No one is like, ‘we’re perfect in every single area.’ Everyone wants to elevate everywhere and they are leaving no stone unturned to do that.”

When Hamilton secured his seventh title in 2020, he matched the record held by former Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher since 2004.

Asked if he would quit if we won an eighth championship, Hamilton added: “If I was fortunate enough to win another title, which is obviously what we are setting out to do, I don’t see myself stopping.”

Source: espn.com