WATCH: “It’s such a privilege,” Ferrari-bound Lewis Hamilton gets emotional during the unveiling of his final Mercedes F1 car

Lewis Hamilton would be leaving the Silver Arrows to join the prancing horses and is feeling emotional about his last year with Mercedes.

WATCH: “It’s such a privilege,” Ferrari-bound Lewis Hamilton gets emotional during the unveiling of his final Mercedes F1 car

Lewis Hamilton and Toto Wolff (Via IMAGO)

The F1 world saw its biggest transfer ever with Lewis Hamilton moving to Ferrari from the 2025 season. This makes it the last year of a Hamilton-Mercedes partnership that has stretched for more than a decade. While revealing the W15, the Briton was seen emotional as he entered his final year with the team.

Lewis Hamilton is the biggest name in the sport and he will be joining the biggest manufacturer in the sport’s history soon. The Englishman would be leaving a partnership that had amassed 82 race wins and 6 world championships. This had made the 39-year-old feel emotional and expressed his gratitude towards the Brackley-based squad.

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It's such a privilege, to work with a group of people where you see the work they are doing over winter.
Lewis Hamilton said via the Mercedes W15 reveal live stream(H&T:@hamdsomelew)

The Briton explained that being with the team has been an emotional experience for him. The former champion wants to test out the car on the track and get behind the steering wheel one last time with the team he broke multiple records. The 39-year-old will bid farewell to the German manufacturer after the end of the season and will move to Maranello.

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Who will be the team leader at Ferrari after the arrival of Lewis Hamilton?

With an incoming seven-time champion, one must wonder how the team dynamics would change after the arrival of the Briton. Marc Surer, a former Swiss F1 driver has given his views on the same.

Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc
Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc (Via Eric Alonso)
Leclerc is a big problem for [Lewis Hamilton] because Leclerc will be faster. Anything else would surprise me. It reminds me a bit of the situation with Michael Schumacher during his comeback with Mercedes. A certain Nico Rosberg put him in his place. And Lewis Hamilton could feel the same way.
Marc Surer said as reported by formula passion.it

The 82-year-old reckons that the young gun of Charles Leclerc at Ferrari would be leading the team. Both the drivers would be on the hunt for the title, whereas the Monegasque would be on the hunt for the 1st title, and the Briton would be fighting for that elusive 8th title.

This could make a repeat of Nico Rosberg and Hamilton’s rivalry that was in the Mercedes camp. To prevent such a fight, the team would have to make tough decisions so that both drivers don’t trip over each other.

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