Why Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari crash is a good omen for record F1 world title hopes… but not this year
Why Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari crash is a good omen for record F1 world title hopes… but not this year
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LEWIS HAMILTON suffered an unfortunate crash for Ferrari on Wednesday. The 40-year-old, driving in just his second testing session for his new team, lost control of his car in the final part of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. His car - Ferrari's 2023 Formula One challenger - is said to have sustained "significant" damage to its suspension and some aerodynamic parts.
![[Lewis Hamilton driving a Ferrari Formula 1 car on a racetrack.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/lewis-hamilton-drives-track-first-965823595_313946.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Fortunately, Hamilton walked away unharmed and with an improved understanding of the hardware he will use throughout the season. However, his crash could actually be an omen for when he will win his next F1 title. The last Briton to win the title at Ferrari was John Surtees in 1964, while no driver has ever won an eighth world title before.
![[Lewis Hamilton's Formula One car in the gravel after a crash.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ca9faf1f-e3fb-4319-aee1-30f99221587a.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Michael Schumacher is the only other driver to match Hamilton's tally of seven, winning five of his seven titles with the Scuderia between 2000 and 2004. And Hamilton could now be counting the stars towards title number eight following his crash. That is because the Stevenage-born racer has ended up winning the title with each of his two previous teams after crashing in pre-season testing.
![[Lewis Hamilton smiling in a Ferrari jacket.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/lewis-hamilton-drives-track-first-965842387_9d545b.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Hamilton first crashed his car during his rookie season with McLaren in 2007 after losing control of his car and skating across the gravel and into the wall at 186mph during testing Valencia. JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS. He then repeated this unfortunate event in 2013 after moving to Mercedes as he suffered a break failure at the Circuito de Jerez in Spain.
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