2025 Haas F1 driver Oliver Bearman has backed Lewis Hamilton to deliver his “successful mentality” to Ferrari when he joins subsequent yr.
Hamilton will be part of Ferrari alongside Charles Leclerc from 2025 in a transfer that rocked the sporting world earlier this yr.
It’s going to deliver an finish to Hamilton’s long run affiliation with Mercedes, having been linked with the German model since he made his F1 debut with McLaren in 2007.
Ferrari’s title win drought stretches again to Hamilton’s first yr within the sport when Kimi Raikkonen claimed the title.
Since then, the Scuderia have endured a variety of near-misses with Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel.
In newer years, Ferrari have struggled to offer Leclerc with a title-winning automobile throughout a season.
Bearman, who’s a part of Ferrari’s driver academy, believes Hamilton can have a big impact at Maranello.
“I feel he’ll deliver a variety of expertise to the workforce,” Bearman instructed Sky Sports activities at Silverstone.
“He is gained seven world championships – that is one thing that not many individuals can say. He’ll deliver an excellent mentality to the workforce, a successful mentality, however after all his expertise is simple. He is top-of-the-line to have ever achieved it.”
“It is nice that indirectly he can share his expertise with me barely,” Bearman continued. I hope that I’ll study rather a lot from him and I hope that Ferrari will as nicely as a result of I feel he might be an incredible asset to the workforce.”
Bearman will make his full-time F1 debut for Haas subsequent yr.
The British driver starred in his one-off look for Ferrari in Saudi Arabia as a stand-in for Carlos Sainz.
Bearman’s dream is to win world championships with Ferrari sooner or later.
“I feel Ferrari is without doubt one of the most iconic manufacturers on this planet, after all inside racing and F1. In case you draw a automobile, it is crimson. It is a model that is synonymous with racing, with victory, with success and with incredible drivers as nicely,” Bearman added.
“So, to start with, to have made my debut with Ferrari, that hasn’t occurred for a really very long time. And the truth that I turned the youngest Ferrari driver was one thing very particular for me.
“After all, I need to win world championships, and to do this with Ferrari is my dream. They have been supporting me since 2021. They’ve seen one thing from me early on. They determined to belief in me, and even simply to place me behind the wheel in Jeddah was a giant danger from Ferrari’s aspect.
“In order that reveals that they consider in me, that they belief in my functionality, and naturally sooner or later I might like to win a championship, particularly with Ferrari.”
