Hamilton ditching the Mercedes team with whom he was with for 12 seasons - claiming six championships and 84 race victories in that time - and instead joining the most successful and iconic team on the F1 grid represents arguably the biggest driver signing in the history of the sport.

It was an announcement that transcended the sports world and carried over into the world at large. Family members and friends who knew nothing about Formula 1 were asking for a comparison, and the idea of Tom Brady leaving the New England Patriots for the New York Jets, or the Dallas Cowboys, was quickly offered as a comparison.

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Just look at the rapid growth of Formula One racing and the success — on and off the track — of champion driver Lewis Hamilton. I became interested in the sport through the Netflix television series,

Lewis Hamilton selected Sebastian Vettel as “the best World Champion that I know” as he heaped praise on his former F1 rival. And that verdict from Hamilton came as he picked out a major distinction which he sees in Vettel that separates him from the rest,

Lewis Hamilton is settling into his Ferrari cockpit well, according to the authoritative Italian specialist sports newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport. Amid rumours of