Lewis Hamilton will ‘end up in the Vatican’ if he delivers F1 title for Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton will "end up in the Vatican" if he su♔ccessfully delivers Ferrari a first F1 title since 2008, says Guenther Steiner.

Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton

Former Haas boss Guenther Steiner has joked that168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Lewis Hamilton will “end up in the Vatican” if he can lead Ferrari back to F1 title glory.

The seven-time world champion will complete a blockbuster switch from Mercedes to join F1’s most famous team next season, where he will partner 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Charles Leclerc.

Hamilton joins Ferrari aiming to win a record-breaking eighth world title, a feat which would see him move clear of the great 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Michael Schumacher, who won five consecutive world champᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚionships with the ✤Scuderia.

Ferrari have endured a barren 16-year spell without a championship trophꦰy. Their last was the constructors’ title in 2008, while Kimi Raikkonen was the la🐻st driver to win a world championship for the team in 2007.

“I think he wa♒nts to try to do the magic, to 🐓bring Ferrari back to winning championships and that, I think is his drive,” Steiner told the Beyond the Grid podcast.

“I obviously haven’t spoken with him about it, but I can see that was his motivation to go there, try🐷 to bring it back.

“’I’m🧸 a GOAT [greatest of all time] anyway, you know, I won seven cha🌳mpionships. What more can I do?’ At Mercedes, I can win my eighth, maybe, if you’re doing a good job.

“At Ferrari, if I win my eighth, o☂r win a championship for Ferrari, the guy wꦺill end up in the Vatican!”

Steiner said he understands the allure of Ferrari for Hamilton, who will be𝔉 40 years old w🐷hen he dons the legendary red overalls for the first time.

“I think Ferrari without Formula 1 is not Ferrari, and Formula 1 w🧔ithout Ferrari is not Formula 1,” Steiner said.

“I think it’s just this magic which this Prancing Horse carries, and if you have the chance to be part of it as a driver, and he’s a good p🍬osition, he’s very close with Fred Vasseur.

“They know 💎each other, they won a lot in the junior formulas, Lewis and Fred with his team.

“They’re very close, and I t✅hink they try to do something together and, if they achieve it, it must be pretty cool for both ofꦗ them.”

Steiner also backed Leclerc to learn from Hamilton’s vast experienc𓆉e.

“I think what Charles can learn from Lewis is 💜Lewis rarely makes mistakes,” he added.

“He’s a very complete driver. He’s a very calculating, very complete driver. He has seen so much, he has done so much. But also, outside of racing. How he conducts himself, still focusing on r🌼acing but doing a lot of ot🌄her stuff as well, you think how does he do it all?

“But he’s just well prepared and other the years he learned it and if Charles was a clever guy he will l🙈ook at it and say ‘hey, I can have this success as well’.

“Because driving wise, I think Charles can pull something out of the bag asꦑ well. Driving wise, he’s not behind Lewis. But Lewis as a race car driver, is more complete. The speed is there, but he’s more complete.

“Charles because he’s younger, he didn’t have the experience. Lewis ♈has got that and he can learn from him.” 

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