#44 · Ferrari
Lewis Hamilton
Seven-time World Champion. Most race wins, most pole positions, most podiums in F1 history. Joined Ferrari in 2025 — the only driver to ever leave Mercedes for Maranello.
105
Race wins
202
Podiums
104
Pole positions
7
Championships
Why he matters
Hamilton holds essentially every accumulated record in F1 — wins, poles, podiums, points-finishes, fastest laps. He won his first championship at McLaren in 2008 (in his second season), then six more at Mercedes between 2014 and 2020. His 2008 title made him the first Black driver to win F1, and he has used his platform — Hamilton Commission, Mission 44, the Ignite scholarship — to push the sport on diversity.
His move to Ferrari for 2025 was the most-discussed transfer in modern F1. He’s chasing a record eighth championship in a car that hasn’t won a title since 2008.
How he drives
Hamilton is the master of long, even race stints — he can carry tyres further than anyone, and his wet-weather race craft is among the best ever. In recent seasons his single-lap pace has dropped slightly compared to his peak, but his ability to deliver in races, especially in the rain, has not.
Watch for
- Wet races — Silverstone 2008, Brazil 2008, Silverstone 2020 are the canon.
- His starts — Hamilton has been the best starter on the grid for over a decade.
- The Ferrari narrative — every Sunday is now framed as “is this the day a Ferrari Hamilton finally wins.”