Sir Jackie Stewart has remarked it is “unusual” for Lewis Hamilton to move to Ferrari at a late age and said it will be the seven-time World Champion’s “biggest challenge.” Hamilton will move to Maranello next year at the age of 40 and Stewart reckons it will be an almighty task for the current Mercedes man.

Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton is moving from Mercedes to Ferrari in 2025 and triple title-winner Sir Jackie Stewart has given his verdict on that huge move

Lewis Hamilton will end his 12-year association with Mercedes’ F1 team to join Ferrari in 2025. It is being billed as one of the, if not the, biggest driver transfer in the sport’s history. However, legendary F1 driver Sir Jackie Stewart cannot help but feel surprised.

Lewis Hamilton has admitted that having to tell Toto Wolff that he would be leaving Mercedes for Ferrari was “terrifying”. Hamilton will depart the team at the end of the season after more than a decade under Wolff’s guidance as he heads for pastures new in search of an eighth world title.

Smedley is among those to wish Hamilton well ahead of his shock switch, and he has told the Formula for Success how the seven-time world champion can hit the ground running with his former team.

A former Ferrari star has suggested that Lewis Hamilton has dodged a bullet following the announcement of his move to the Maranello-based outfit. Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Hamilton is set to team up with the most successful team on the F1 grid at the end of the season,

F1 icon Jackie Stewart feels Lewis Hamilton has proven he still has the quality to compete when he joins Ferrari next year, but there will naturally be concerns as he approaches his 40th birthday. Hamilton's 10-year stint with Mercedes will come to an end this winter when he leaves to join Ferrari in a blockbuster move ahead of next season.

Lewis Hamilton claimed he was "terrified" to inform his Mercedes team boss, Toto Wolff, about signing a deal with Ferrari for the 2025 Formula 1 season. The seven-time World Champion has a long-term working relationship with Wolff that will end in just a few months.