Formula 1 · Est. 1950 · Home Base: Gestione Sportiva
Updated March 16, 2026
Lewis Hamilton enters his second season at Ferrari alongside Charles Leclerc, and after a year of adjustment, the seven-time champion should be fully embedded in the Maranello way of working. The partnership is box office, but managing two alpha drivers with title aspirations will test team principal Fred Vasseur's diplomatic skills to the limit.
Ferrari has not won a Constructors' Championship since 2008 or a Drivers' title since Raikkonen in 2007. The 2026 regulation reset is the kind of clean-sheet opportunity that historically favors teams with deep engineering resources and strong power unit departments. Ferrari's new hybrid PU has tested well, and optimism at Maranello is the highest it has been in years.
Lewis Hamilton moved to Ferrari with one mission above all others: winning that elusive eighth world championship to stand alone in the record books. At 41, time is not on his side, but the combination of new regulations and Ferrari's resources gives him a legitimate shot. If the car is competitive, every race weekend becomes a chapter in one of the greatest stories in sporting history.
Charles Leclerc has spent years establishing himself as Ferrari's future, only to see the team sign the most successful driver in F1 history. The Monegasque driver is faster than ever and deeply motivated to prove he is the team's number one. The internal battle between Leclerc and Hamilton could define Ferrari's season for better or worse.