Lewis Hamilton’s blockbuster switch from Mercedes to Ferrari captured the imagination of the entire Formula 1 world when it was confirmed in early 2024.
Many fans and pundits expected the move to bring a fresh wave of victories and a genuine shot at an unprecedented eighth world championship title.
Now into his second season with the Scuderia, Hamilton has yet to recapture the race-winning form that made him the most successful driver in the sport’s history.
It has now been 42 races and close to two years since Hamilton last stood on the top step of an F1 podium.
Hamilton’s most recent victory came at the 2024 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps, though it arrived in controversial circumstances rather than at the chequered flag.
Having started from third on the grid, Hamilton took the lead on lap three before pitting on lap 27 and ultimately crossing the line in second place behind then-teammate George Russell.
Russell’s Mercedes was subsequently found to be underweight and he was disqualified from the result, handing Hamilton a victory at Spa for the fifth time in his career.
Before that Belgian triumph, Hamilton had not won a race at the chequered flag since the 2024 British Grand Prix at Silverstone, where he delivered a remarkable fairytale moment in his final home race with Mercedes.
That Silverstone win ended a winless streak of 945 days stretching back to the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, with Hamilton claiming his 104th career victory and surpassing Michael Schumacher’s record for the most wins at a single circuit.
Hamilton’s debut 2025 season with Ferrari proved deeply difficult, as he failed to reach the podium in a single race throughout the entire campaign.
A Sprint Race victory in China offered a brief highlight, though any positive mood was quickly extinguished when he was disqualified from the Chinese Grand Prix the following day.
Hamilton ended the 2025 season sixth in the drivers’ standings with 156 points, a massive 267 points adrift of eventual champion Lando Norris.
Signs of improvement have emerged in 2026, with Hamilton collecting his first Ferrari podiums through a third place in China and second-place finishes in both Canada and Monaco.
Hamilton holds the all-time record for Formula 1 race victories with 105 wins, beginning with his debut triumph at the 2007 Canadian Grand Prix and stretching through to Spa 2024.
Second on the all-time list is fellow seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher with 91 victories, a tally Hamilton surpassed when he won the 2020 Portuguese Grand Prix.