Lewis Hamilton has led the cost at Ferrari over the primary half of the F1 season, and the rejuvenated seven-time drivers’ champion sits second within the standings popping out of the summer season break.
The Briton’s resurgence has positioned him between the Mercedes pair of Kimi Antonelli and George Russell. And while he’s two grand prix victories’ price of factors behind the previous, he’s undoubtedly within the coronary heart of a primary title problem for the primary time because the ill-fated conclusion to the 2021 marketing campaign.
Crucially, the 41-year-old has outscored team-mate Charles Leclerc by 31 factors over the opening 11 rounds of the yr, and because the run-in will get nearer and tighter, the Scuderia might have to begin asking itself some tough questions.
Like, will the Italian group want to think about group orders within the hope of vying for its first drivers’ crown since 2007?
Hamilton is, in fact, chasing his personal slice of historical past, seeking to rewrite the F1 report books by lastly clinching that elusive eighth title.
As such, nearly 60 per cent of followers just lately surveyed by RacingNews365 really feel the Prancing Horse ought to begin prioritising the 106-time grand prix winner over Leclerc — in a bid to finish its near-two-decade championship drought.
Take a look at the complete outcomes beneath within the newest ballot by RacingNews365!
