Red Bull Formula 1 team boss Christian Horner believes 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton will be a 🐻2025🍌 title contender if his Ferrari move has “re-energised” him.

Seven-time F1 world champion Hamilt๊on made a shock announcement prior to the start of last season that he would be parting waysꩵ with Mercedes to join Ferrari in 2025.

It is a move that has generatedℱ real buzz 🦹in the motorsport landscape and led many paddock voices to tag Hamilton as a 2025 title challenger.

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On Tuesday during the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:F1 75 launch event in London, Zak Brown - boss of reigning constructors’ champion McLaren - 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:𝓡said he was “definitely anticipating” Hamilton to be a threat this season.

Asked if he shared those sentiments, Horner replied: “I think that if he gets off to a good start and he gets a team behind him, and he finds his co🍸nfidence and he rides off that energy, then I can see him becoming a real co🍎ntender in this championship.

“But I think so much wil✱l ✱depend on how he gels with the team in that early part of the season.

“We all know what Lewis is capable of, and if h💜e’s re-energised in a different environment♓, absolutely I think he could be a real factor this year.”

Max Verstappen verdict on Lewis Hamilton

Red Bull and Hamilton last engaged in a title battle during the cut-throat 2021 season, which ended in controversial circumstances in Abu Dhabi as a late safety car restart ultimately allowed 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen to come through to win the championship.

Four-time champion Versta♛ppen echoed Horner’s comments on Hamilton, noting that it will all hinge on the car Ferrari provides the Briton.

“It all depends on the car, righ🎀t,” Verst🦩appen added.

“We all know how good Lewis is, so there’s no debate on that. It just all depends on the♊ car.

“Yeah [I’m looking forward to battling him again], but that’s the same with anyone. I think when you’re fig൲hting ☂for wins, that’s nice.”

Ferrari narrowly missed ඣout on beating McLaren to the constructors’ championship last season, positioning it to start the 2025 campaign strongly.

The Scuderia is carrying out 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:a pre-season shakedown on Wednesday at it🅰s Fiorano test track, with both Charles Leclerc and Hamilton set to drive the SF-25.

Pre-season testing takes place from 26-28 Febru📖ary in Bahrain, before the season starts on 1💝4-16 March with the Australian Grand Prix.

Quotes provided by Crash F1 Editor Lewis Larkam