Ferrari may have already found perfect Hamilton | Sports News

Lewis Hamilton has set the stage with Ferrari for an additional rising British star in Formula One. The iconic Italian crew appears to be at a crossroads regarding their seven-time world champion.

As he nears his forty first birthday in January, there’s growing hypothesis about his long-term future with the squad, amid rumors that high brass are reluctant to increase his contract previous the 2026 season.

If Hamilton continues to carry out competitively and excel, Ferrari will undoubtedly be happy. However, if this seems to be his ultimate 12 months in F1, it seems more doubtless they will flip to the present sensation: Oliver Bearman.

He was simply a teenager when he made his F1 debut for Ferrari final 12 months, scoring factors as a younger driver when Carlos Sainz was out because of appendicitis.

Now 20, Bearman has found that a first full season will be a steep studying curve. His expertise has at all times been clear, and now it is beginning to shine as he finds his stride at Haas.

Bearman has now scored factors in every of the final three races, most notably ending fourth in Mexico final Sunday. Not solely did he match Haas’ best ever end result of their decade-long historical past, however he achieved it by overtaking Max Verstappen and George Russell on monitor.

His efficiency was not solely a show of expertise but in addition bravery, despite the fact that he admitted post-race that he was “s——- himself” whereas racing wheel-to-wheel with Verstappen.

Bearman already had a substantial fan base within the F1 paddock, and plenty of at the moment are rooting for him to advance when the chance presents itself.

He continues to be a Ferrari driver, basically on loan at their buyer crew to hone his expertise on the apex of single-seater motorsport. The hope is that he would possibly at some point take over from Hamilton, and the universally admired Martin Brundle is amongst those that want to see this occur.

“The moment that there’s a seat at Ferrari for whatever reason, then Bearman should be in it as far as I’m concerned,” he commented in regards to the younger British racer.

Hamilton’s eventual retirement will probably be a unhappy day for F1 and all of British sports activities, but when Bearman can keep up his upward momentum, maybe Ferrari will proceed to fly the British flag after the seven-time champion has retired.