F1 2025: Head-to-head race statistics between team-mates<\/a><\/p>\nHamilton\u2019s form this season, as well as his downbeat interviews, led to speculation that 2025 could be it for the seven-time World Champion.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the moment, I\u2019m only looking forward to the break,\u201d he told media including PlanetF1.com after Abu Dhabi. \u201cAnd just to disconnect or not speak to anyone. No one will be able to get hold of me this winter.\u201d<\/p>\n
But, he made it clear, he\u2019ll be back for F1\u2019s all-new regulations with smaller, lighter cars that run on 50 per cent battery power.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think that\u2019s really what sports really about, right? It\u2019s about continuously challenging us ourselves,\u201d he said. \u201cIf we just did the same thing all the time, then it\u2019d be easy.\u201d<\/p>\n
It has pushed the question of Hamilton\u2019s continued participation in Formula 1, next year marking his 20th season, into F1 2026.<\/p>\n
Although he is contracted to Ferrari for 2026 and reportedly has an option, solely in his control for 2027, it has been speculated that if next season doesn\u2019t go to plan, he could call it quits.<\/p>\n
Ferrari, though, already have a possible future replacement lined up in Haas\u2019 Bearman, who is signed to the Scuderia\u2019s junior programme.<\/p>\n
Although the Briton made a few glaring mistakes this year, notably his red flag crash in the pit lane at Silverstone, five top ten results in the last seven grands prix put him a good light.<\/p>\n
Another year with Haas should, theoretically, see Bearman progress as a driver, one who could put pressure on Ferrari to ease Hamilton out of the door even if he wants to stay for 2027.<\/p>\n
\u201cBearman has a real basic speed, it\u2019s insane and that\u2019s also an issue for Lewis Hamilton. If he continues to make a fuss at Ferrari, he will be put on the road and Bearman will get into the car \u2013 that\u2019s it,\u201d Danner told sport.de.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is under contract with Ferrari and of course they speculate: If Hamilton throws in the towel and doesn\u2019t feel like it anymore, then with Bearman they immediately have someone they can put in and it works.\u201d<\/p>\n
As for Bearman, he\u2019s made it clear that racing in red is his dream.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was already highly motivated, and now that I\u2019ve had a taste, I\u2019m even more driven,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s what gets me out of bed in the morning and motivates me in life.<\/p>\n
\u201cI hope one day to achieve it.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor now, my career is with Haas, and I\u2019m really enjoying it. They are a great team, and I think we can achieve big things together, with the hope of earning a future in Formula 1.\u2019<\/p>\n
Read next: Lance Stroll \u2018indifference\u2019 called out ahead of potential F1 2026 breakthrough<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Signed to Ferrari for the F1 2026 season, Lewis Hamilton has another opportunity to stamp his authority at…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":353840,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[573],"tags":[64,63,817,826,813,816,818,823,44,17165,85],"class_list":["post-353839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-formula-1","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-f1","tag-ferrari","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-home-page","tag-lewis-hamilton","tag-news","tag-popular","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353839","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=353839"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353839\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/353840"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=353839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=353839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=353839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}