Ex-F1 driver declares winning with Ferrari to make Lewis Hamilton a ‘hero forever’
Jean Alesi reckoned that Lewis Hamilton would be labeled as a 'hero' forever if he could win with Ferrari in the 2025 season.
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Fred Vasseur and Lewis Hamilton (via XPB images)
Lewis Hamilton‘s first visit to Ferrari’s factory nears as the team rushes to prepare the chassis for the seven-time world champion. The Italian constructor has high hopes banked on the 40-year-old to take them back to their championship-winning days. As a result, ahead of the eminent debut, Ex-F1 driver Jean Alesi revealed the condition for Hamilton to be labeled as a ‘hero forever’ by the Tifosi.
Lewis Hamilton has proved his racecraft enough after winning over seven championship titles in the past. Amidst Hamilton’s Ferrari move, Jean Alesi reckoned that the former didn’t have much to prove. However, racing for the Prancing Horse might change his life, and winning would convert him into a ‘champion of champions’. The 40-year-old needed to win with Maranello in order to achieve this honor.
He has nothing more to prove in another team. But with Ferrari, that could change his life if his life is already that of a champion of champions. Winning with Ferrari will make him a hero forever.
Jean Alesi told F1Maximaal
According to Alesi, apart from winning races, Hamilton was exceptionally good at reading the tire conditions and traffic. The 60-year-old claimed that it wasn’t just the Briton’s experience that helped him become so good at interpreting these conditions. Rather, the 40-year-old’s ‘different feeling’ facilitated him to remain strong in terms of race pace.
Hamilton reads the tires, he reads the traffic. We can say he has the experience, but I don’t think it’s just the experience. He has a different feeling and is very strong in terms of race pace.
Jean Alesi added
Jean Alesi labeled Lewis Hamilton’s pair-up with Charles Leclerc as ‘interesting’
Lewis Hamilton would form a highly formidable pair with Charles Leclerc at Ferrari in 2025. Leclerc’s strong qualifying performances would cause Hamilton problems due to the latter’s known issues during qualifying. As a result, Jean Alesi reckoned that the pair-up between the two would be interesting due to these conditions.
Charles is very strong in qualifying, and of course your starting position on the grid is always very important. It will be very interesting to see what will happen between those two.
Jean Alesi noted
Ferrari’s recent upturn in performance in the 2024 season is a highly motivating factor for Hamilton. Team Principal Fred Vasseur had already deemed the 40-year-old a ‘great asset’ amidst the team’s championship ambitions. Hence, the coming season would be highly exciting for the seven-time world champion as he could finally contend for the championship once again.
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