F1 | Ecclestone: “I hope Hamilton wins his eighth title”

The last few years have been complicated for Lewis Hamilton. In fact, the Englishman, after having dominated the scene with Mercedes since the beginning of the turbo-hybrid era, had to deal with the lack of competitiveness of the Star's single-seater due to the new ground effect regulations. The Brackley team has failed in its technical project over the past two years, with Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff admitting that in 2024 the new single-seater will be completely different from the previous ones.

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The distance from the top has affected Hamilton's statistics, with the seven-time world champion stuck at 103 victories since 2021 (success obtained in the inaugural edition of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, ed.), the last year in which he fought for the World Championship with Max Verstappen. While the last world championship crown dates back to the previous year.

Bernie Ecclestone, discussing the Mercedes standard bearer, admitted that he would be pleased to see Hamilton return to the top of the world again by winning title number eight in his career which would make him the most successful driver in history. At the moment Hamilton shares the lead with Michael Schumacher.

“I hope he manages to win his eighth world championship. This way it would go down in history,” Ecclestone said in an interview with DPA.