New Delhi: It sent waves around the Formula One world when Lewis Hamilton announced his intention to move to Ferrari after spending his entire career with McLaren first and then Mercedes. It was Hamilton’s dream to race for Ferrari. Six months after officially moving to the Maranello-based team, the British driver is still searching for his first win in the Red. Coming to Silverstone, where Hamilton has the most wins (9), for the first time, he finds himself not the favourite.

Hamilton has said that he is very happy with the team, and he has been working extra hard to push himself to the front. Yet, his best finish in the season remains coming fourth in the Austrian Grand Prix last week and a sprint race win in China. His best qualifying so far has been fourth in Monaco and Austria. He stands in sixth place in the driver’s championship, right behind his teammate Charles Leclerc, who has scored 28 points more. Leclerc’s performance both in qualifying and in the race has been better than his veteran teammate.

Hamilton’s main reason for coming to Ferrarin was to take home a record eighth world championship title. For Ferrari, chasing the constructors’ championship, having lost last season to McLaren by only a few points, bringing the 40-year-old on board was a no-brainer. At the start, Ferrari did have a good hold on the Driver’s Championship,........

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