Who won the 2018 F1 championship?
Hamilton clinched his fifth World Drivers’ Championship title at the 2018 Mexican Grand Prix, with the team securing its fifth consecutive World Constructors’ Championship title at the following race. As of the end of the 2024 Formula One season, Räikkönen’s 2007 title triumph remains the most recent World Drivers’ Championship win for a Scuderia Ferrari driver.Hamilton became the first driver to surpass 100 race wins and pole positions in 2021, finishing runner-up to Max Verstappen amidst a controversial finish. Following winless campaigns in 2022 and 2023, he took his record-breaking ninth British Grand Prix victory in 2024, his twelfth and final season with Mercedes.Ferrari hold the record for the most Grand Prix victories, having won 248 times. McLaren are second with 194 wins, and Mercedes are third with 129 wins.His titles came consecutively between 2000 and 2004, and the team won consecutive constructors’ titles between 1999 and 2004, marking the era as the most successful period in the team’s history. The team’s drivers for the 2025 season are Charles Leclerc and seven-time Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton.Mercedes (2025) Antonelli (pictured at the Japanese Grand Prix) debuted in Formula One with Mercedes in 2025, aged 18. Antonelli signed for Mercedes in 2025, replacing Lewis Hamilton to partner George Russell on a one-year contract.
Who did Lewis Hamilton replace at Ferrari?
The seven-time world champion replaced Sainz as Charles Leclerc’s team-mate for 2025, but the Shanghai sprint is the only time Hamilton has beaten the Monegasque in the five race weekends thus far. Sainz signed for Ferrari in 2021, replacing Sebastian Vettel to partner Charles Leclerc.The seven-time world champion replaced Sainz as Charles Leclerc’s team-mate for 2025, but the Shanghai sprint is the only time Hamilton has beaten the Monegasque in the five race weekends thus far.
Who left Ferrari in 2018?
Räikkönen left Ferrari at the end of the 2018 season, and moved to Alfa Romeo Racing on a two-year contract, later extending it until the end of 2021, after which he retired from Formula One. Alonso had severe disagreements with team principal Marco Mattiacci in 2014 and left Ferrari after contract negotiations to remain at the team fell through. He rejoined McLaren on a three-year contract from 2015 to 2017 with no opt-out clauses.He remained with the team until the end of 2018, resulting in limited success, before his first retirement. Alonso then moved into sportscar racing with Toyota, winning the FIA World Endurance Championship, and the 24 Hours of Le Mans twice.
Why is Hamilton a sir?
Sir Lewis Hamilton has officially received his knighthood from the Prince of Wales at Windsor Castle on Wednesday. The 36-year-old was awarded his knighthood and the resulting title in the 2021 New Year Honours list after matching Michael Schumacher with his seventh Formula 1 World Championship. Lewis Hamilton is now Sir Lewis Hamilton after being knighted in recognition of a glittering career in Formula One just days after he controversially lost out on a record eighth title. Britain’s former world champion was honoured by the Prince of Wales during a Windsor Castle investiture ceremony on Wednesday.