Herbert keen to see Hamilton become champion in '25: 'The perfect scenario'
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- Savannah Lenz
Current FIA steward and former Formula 1 driver Johnny Herbert has weighed in on the upcoming F1 season. He wants to see an eighth world title for Lewis Hamilton. Johnny Herbert has made some high-profile remarks in the media before, and this time is no different. Speaking to Casinoutanspelpaus.io, he revealed some predictions that he has for the 2025 season.
On the topic of the season start Herbert said, "Do I expect a particular team to start off strong like Red Bull and Max Verstappen did last year? Probably not. I would expect it to be McLaren, but I do remember the beginning of last year where they ended the year before quite strong, but they didn’t quite carry it through, and Red Bull got the jump on them, which is why Max and Red Bull won the championship eventually because they started very, very strong even with a weak sort of middle of the season. It didn’t matter though because they already gained a big point advantage and then McLaren were chasing after that."
Herbert designates his favourite for the world title in 2025
What he would really like to see, however, is an eight-championship title for Lewis Hamilton. "Yes, I think Lewis Hamilton winning the championship this year would be the perfect scenario.
"But I tell you what, the one I think who has earned it over the last couple of years is McLaren. He continued, "With Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, it’s going to be a tough one for both of those two drivers up against each other. It’d be lovely to see McLaren come out strong at the beginning but then carry that the whole way through with this momentum that they’ve been able to generate over the last couple of years".
Herbert also drew parallels between Ferrari and McLaren's history. ”Yes, I think Ferrari winning the championship would be brilliant for the sport. But I think for me, it would be nice to see McLaren win again. Like Ferrari, they’ve been around for such a long time and been so successful for many, many years. But we haven’t seen that in recent times, a little bit like Ferrari."
This article was written in collaboration with Sandy van Wijngaarden.
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