'We should see the lethal Lewis': Excitement builds days before Hamilton debut

Lando Norris, Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc… These are three of the names that come up most insistently when it comes to discussing the world champion for this 2025 season. A trend that we were able to see in our survey “Teammate Duels: Who Will Beat Who in 2025?” proposed a few days ago.

The three men are seen as the favorites internally and expected to be the main protagonists of this new year of competition. But some dream of a completely different scenario. That of seeing Lewis Hamilton become the absolute record holder by winning an 8th world champion title.

But will he be able to first compete on an equal footing with his new teammate, probably the first step before considering any kind of world title? Specialists have no doubts about the abilities of the Englishman, ready to take the bull by the horns after three difficult seasons at Mercedes.

« He looks so pumped up, confides Jacques Villeneuve from Mirror Sport. We should see the good Lewis, the one who knows how to win, and he really knows how to win. This is the lethal Lewis, like the one we saw at Silverstone last year.

He brings a lot of energy to the team and this energy unites everyone because he receives the same in return whether it is from the mechanics, the press… So, as long as things are going well, the energy will continue to be stronger.. » It's up to Lewis Hamilton to prove him right.

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