Ted Kravitz tells Lewis Hamilton why his ‘greatest achievement’ at Ferrari might not be an eighth F1 title

Formula 1 pit lane reporter Ted Kravitz has been speaking about Lewis Hamilton’s potential legacy at Ferrari.

Ferrari signing Lewis Hamilton from Mercedes will likely go down as the biggest driver market move in the history of Formula 1.

The likes of Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna switched between Ferrari, McLaren and Williams, and Michael Schumacher made his unexpected F1 comeback with Mercedes back in 2010.

But Hamilton caught the world of Formula 1 off guard by deciding to move to Ferrari for the 2025 F1 season.

Unfortunately, despite Ferrari narrowly missing out on the constructors’ championship last season, the current campaign hasn’t gone to plan.

Hamilton still hasn’t achieved his first podium as a Ferrari driver, and he sits 44 points behind Charles Leclerc in the championship with seven races remaining.

Next season could be Hamilton’s last in Formula 1, with his initial contract expiring at the end of 2026.

Ted Kravitz believes that Hamilton’s legacy at Ferrari could live on far longer than that, but might not lead to his coveted eighth drivers’ championship.

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Kravitz was asked about Hamilton’s move on the ainslie + ainslie podcast, and he explained: “I think he wants to make it work, and that might mean winning races, that might be being on the podium.

“Obviously, he’s looking for that elusive eighth world championship. Is he going to get it in red? Who knows, time will tell.

“It’s unfortunate in a sense that, or maybe it’s fortunate, that the rules are changing so completely next year. Maybe Ferrari will get it right, we don’t know.

“So, he’s got a two-year deal, and maybe he’s got an option for a third. I’m not quite sure, but he’s been very open about how he’s got a two-year deal.

“And he wants to set Ferrari up to be at the top of Formula 1 technology and operationally and everything. And he’s been quite open about seeing some areas where they’re not at the top, and he wants to change those.

“I wonder whether Lewis’s best achievement or greatest achievement with Ferrari will be setting a team up to win sometime after he’s retired.

“And that might be that. But if he can leave Ferrari in a very much more winning situation than when he arrived, then he would see that as a great achievement.

“If that means winning a few races along the line, then fine. What he doesn’t want to do is have the end of his career dominated by something that he wouldn’t want to end it on.”

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Could the Singapore Grand Prix be the moment Lewis Hamilton scores his first Ferrari podium?

Going into the upcoming Singapore Grand Prix, Ferrari’s aim has to be to overtake Mercedes in the constructors’ championship.

McLaren should wrap up the title in Singapore, but the battle to be the best of the rest is still ongoing.

Jolyon Palmer has tempered his expectations around Ferrari, believing he’s put too much faith in Hamilton and Leclerc to deliver.

The seven-time world champion has a good record at the Marina Bay Street Circuit.

He’s taken four pole positions on his 15 visits to the circuit, although his most recent was in 2018.

Out of those 15 races, Hamilton has won four times, finished on the podium on a further three occasions, and if he’s taken the chequered flag, he’s never been outside of the points.

Ferrari have won in Singapore on four occasions, most recently in 2023 when Carlos Sainz ruined Red Bull’s hopes of a perfect season.

Only one driver has ever won in Singapore from outside the top five, when Fernando Alonso controversially won from P15 in 2008, leading to the Crashgate saga.

Sebastian Vettel (199) is the only driver to have scored more points than Hamilton (164) in Singapore, but whether he has the right car to compete this weekend is another matter.