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Herbert hopes for Hamilton's 'lovely story' to end with world title in 2025
The former F1 driver and steward, Johnny Herbert, is excited to see Lewis Hamilton make his Grand Prix debut with Ferrari. The Briton hopes things will 'work out' for the seven-time world champion in his quest to return to the top of Formula One.
Herbert expresses hope for 2025 F1 season
"There’s going to be so many lovely stories that are going to come this year, with Lewis Hamilton at Ferrari and the excitement that’s brought, this is the perfect scenario for Lewis," Herbert told Casinoutanspelpaus.io. "When you’ve got one of the greatest drivers we’ve ever seen in Formula One, as in Lewis Hamilton, let’s hope that it all comes together for him. He’s very motivated."
"The motivation of Lewis is always very important. I always remember that the motivation was so, so important to him. To go away in the winter, have a bit of a reboot, come back all fresh up but have that motivation is so important. From what Lewis has been saying so far, his motivation is definitely not lacking."
The former FIA steward sees an eighth world title for Hamilton in 2025 as "the perfect scenario", although he thinks McLaren deserved it most after last year. "If Ferrari gives him a good car that is fast enough to beat everyone, Lewis can definitely win another championship," he said.
While many questioned Hamilton, the former steward believes the British driver still has what it takes to return to the top of Formula One once again. "The motivation at Ferrari and with a good car that can give him the speed that he needs to beat everybody else, Lewis Hamilton can definitely win another championship."
'Some mistakes, some brilliant racing'
"The motivation is going to be one thing. The motivation he’s going to get from the car is definitely improved with fewer little mistakes. I could probably criticize Hamilton a bit and say there have been more mistakes from him than I’ve seen before, but I think the situation at Mercedes didn’t help."
"Last year, we saw him produce some brilliant racing in the last couple of races, he was really strong. Hamilton is definitely hungry enough for the title now, it’s down to Fred Vasseur to give him the car that he can actually achieve in," the former driver concluded.
This article was written in collaboration with Nicole Mulder
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