Hamilton to join Ferrari for 2025 season In a shock departure, seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton will leave Mercedes at the end of the 2024 season to join Ferrari. The move is set to explode the F1 driver market – Hamilton replaces Carlos Sainz at Ferrari, teaming up with Charles Leclerc Hamilton will now emulate F1 great Michael Schumacher in racing for Ferrari. The Italian team last won driver’s title in 2007 MOST F1 GRAND PRIX WINS Hamilton is arguably most successful driver in F1 history, but has not won race since December 2021 Race starts Wins Lewis Hamilton GBR 2007- 332 103 Michael Schumacher GER 1991-2006, 2010-12 306 91 Max Verstappen NED 2015- 185 54 Sebastian Vettel GER 2007-22 299 53 Alain Prost FRA 1980-91, 1993 199 51 Ayrton Senna BRA 1984-94 161 41 Fernando Alonso ESP 2001, 2003-2018, 2021- 377 32 Nigel Mansell GBR 1980-92, 1994-95 187 31 Source: Autosport Pictures: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS