Lewis Hamilton: Must the Ferrari star bury his dream of an eighth title?

Lewis Hamilton heads to Austin for the 18th round of the World Championship in third place in the standings, where his team is celebrating the development process – from concept to race car – with a special livery. Mathematically speaking, the seven-time world champion still has a chance of winning this year’s title, but realistically, his dream of securing an eighth overall victory this year – and thereby becoming the sole record-holder for the most titles in the premier class – is unlikely to come to fruition. The gap to his Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli, who has 111 more points in the championship standings, is simply too great.

Many are wondering whether Hamilton must now bury his dream of an eighth title for good. But that needn’t be the case, says someone who once fought for Grand Prix victories in the premier class himself: Johnny Herbert still believes in the former serial winner’s success, as he emphasised in an interview with the luxury yacht hospitality provider ‘Vision4Sport’.

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“Never say never,” explains the three-time Grand Prix winner when the conversation turns to Hamilton’s chances of an eighth world championship title. “Lewis has proven that he certainly has the ability to do so at the moment.” However, his compatriot and his team won’t have it easy, warns the 62-year-old.

“It will be difficult for Ferrari to give him what he needs, and if they manage to do so, it will be tricky for Lewis, as he’ll have to hold his own against his team-mate Charles Leclerc,” predicts Herbert, who knows: The Monegasque driver, who was already being nurtured by Ferrari before he entered Formula 1, has been waiting for years for his chance at the World Championship with the Scuderia. “He’ll also do everything in his power to win this title. And the internal battle at Ferrari is very evenly matched. One of them is sure to be at the top if they get the right car for the job.”

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