Schumacher won back-to-back titles with Benetton in 1994 and 1995 before dominating the sport with Ferrari<\/a> throughout the early 2000s.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Hamilton\u2019s emergence in 2007 coincided with Schumacher\u2019s first retirement, and aside from his maiden championship with McLaren, the 40-year-old won all of his other titles with Mercedes<\/a>.<\/p>\n Position Drivers’ Championship PointsPts 1 234 2 226 3 165 4 147 5 119 6 103 7 63 8 46 9 37 10 23 <\/p>\n There was some symmetry between their careers, with Hamilton replacing Schumacher at the Silver Arrows, with Kimi Antonelli now the third driver to step into that seat at Mercedes.<\/p>\n Now, Hamilton is trying to emulate Schumacher\u2019s incredible success with Ferrari, but his first attempt hasn\u2019t gone to plan.<\/p>\n Ferrari are planning new updates to make Hamilton\u2019s car competitive<\/a>, but it appears as though Hamilton and teammate Charles Leclerc will need to wait until 2026 to challenge for the drivers\u2019 championship.<\/p>\n Jacques Villeneuve<\/a> has now shared why he believes Hamilton will never have the same support as Schumacher at Ferrari in his attempt to win an eighth title.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton\u2019s life outside F1 from net worth to family<\/a><\/p>\n Villeneuve was speaking to The Red Flags Podcast, and the subject of Hamilton\u2019s start at Ferrari<\/a> came up.<\/p>\n He explained: \u201cWe had a glimpse of it in China. He got it on pole when the car shouldn\u2019t have been on pole, then in the Sprint Race and then carried that to a win.<\/p>\n \u201cThere was another race where he got it back. I can\u2019t remember where, but in general, you can see that when things go a little bit wrong, a little bit tough, he goes down. He has a real hard time keeping his head above the water.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s not a good sign, especially in a team like Ferrari. Ferrari is a tough team, and you need to be really strong to survive it. He needs a helping hand to get his mojo back.\u201d<\/p>\n It was then put to Villeneuve whether winning at Ferrari is worth more to drivers, and he continued: \u201cYou have F1 and you have Ferrari. Once you\u2019ve won the championship, if you can win one with Ferrari, then you write history.<\/p>\n \u201cMostly for a driver like Hamilton, who\u2019s won, I can\u2019t even remember now how many championships.<\/p>\n \u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter how many championships you win. If you can win one with Ferrari, it will be worth more than every other championship he\u2019s had because the perception now is some of them were just way too easy at Mercedes.<\/p>\n \u201cSo, how many real championships should you have? Maybe three? That\u2019s the same as Schumacher. So many of those Ferrari championships were just, well, there\u2019s no opposition.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd also, the contract within the team was, you win, and your teammate is there to help you, which is a difference.<\/p>\n \u201cHamilton does not have that inside Ferrari now. So it\u2019s not the same situation as Schumacher had.\u201d<\/p>\n READ MORE: Everything you need to know about F1 legend Michael Schumacher from net worth to career stats<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Lewis Hamilton suffering at Ferrari with the same problem Michael Schumacher dealt with at Mercedes<\/p>\n During Schumacher\u2019s time at Ferrari, he was partnered by Eddie Irvine and Rubens Barrichello.<\/p>\n Both drivers were happy to play second fiddle at the Scuderia, whereas David Coulthard was offered a Ferrari contract<\/a> but didn\u2019t want to simply be Schumacher\u2019s teammate.<\/p>\n Team principal Fred Vasseur won\u2019t want to have to choose between Leclerc and Hamilton at any point.<\/p>\n Grand Prix starts306Pole positions68Wins91Podiums155Fastest laps77Career points1566World championships7Michael Schumacher\u2019s Formula 1 record<\/p>\n![\"Ferrari](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-52491565-1024x721.jpg\")
Photo by Alexander Hassenstein\/Bongarts\/Getty ImagesJacques Villeneuve tells Lewis Hamilton why Michael Schumacher had an easier time at Ferrari<\/p>\n![\"F1](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2205308336-1024x683.jpg\")
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