Lewis Hamilton will race for Mercedes for the ultimate time on Sunday, bringing to an finish a 12-year partnership that has delivered six drivers’ titles and eight constructors’ championships.
Hamilton, who’s becoming a member of Ferrari in 2025, has achieved 84 of his file 105 Formulation 1 race victories with the crew, in addition to 78 of his 104 pole positions.
We now have picked out 9 of the perfect Hamilton-Mercedes moments from these 12 years. Remind your self of the main points, then choose your favorite…
Wheel-to-wheel battle with Rosberg at Bahrain, 2014
This was an exciting back-and-forth battle throughout which Nico Rosberg briefly handed team-mate Hamilton, just for the Briton to cut again throughout his nostril to reclaim the lead. Hamilton then repelled one other assault on the next lap, earlier than – in a 10-lap dash to the end after a late security automobile – conserving Rosberg behind, regardless of the German having the sooner tender tyres.
Wins 2015 US GP to seal second title with Mercedes
Hamilton sealed his third drivers’ championship (and second at Mercedes) by forcing Rosberg right into a mistake throughout a frantic final 10 laps and sweeping by to take the lead. The pair had earlier clashed on the primary lap. Rosberg congratulated Hamilton as they ready for the rostrum interviews, however then appeared livid when Hamilton tossed a ‘second place’ cap in the direction of the German, who launched it again.
Wins 2018 German Grand Prix from 14th on grid
Hamilton began 14th following a hydraulic failure in qualifying. He was fourth when rain hit elements of the monitor with 25 laps to go. Because the monitor received wetter, race chief Sebastian Vettel slithered barely broad and crashed out in his Ferrari. Hamilton made it to the entrance and needed to defend from team-mate Valtteri Bottas, who was on more energizing tyres. It was the primary time in Hamilton’s profession that he had began exterior the highest six and received a grand prix, and the consequence gave him a 17-point championship lead over Vettel.
Singapore pole lap in 2018
Mercedes weren’t anticipated to do nicely going into qualifying however Hamilton’s first lap in Q3 was described as “epic” by race engineer Pete ‘Bono’ Bonnington – it was 1.3 seconds sooner than his earlier greatest lap of the weekend. Hamilton mentioned afterwards: “That lap felt like magic. I do not know the place it got here from. I’m overwhelmed.”
Wins on three wheels at Silverstone in 2020
In a British Grand Prix happening with no Silverstone crowd due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Hamilton suffered a front-left tyre failure midway by means of the ultimate lap. Max Verstappen was chasing him down in second and ‘Bono’ counted down the hole to the Dutchman over the crew radio till the chequered flag. “Probably the most dramatic ending I can bear in mind,” mentioned Hamilton.
Breaks file for many F1 wins
Within the Covid-shortened 2020 season, victory on the Portuguese Grand Prix in Portimao, the place he overtook McLaren’s Carlos Sainz and team-mate Bottas on the way in which to a commanding victory, gave him a 92nd F1 win – breaking Michael Schumacher’s all-time file. On the crew radio, Hamilton mentioned he “owed all of it” to his Mercedes crew, including: “I may solely ever have dreamed of being the place I’m right this moment. I did not have a magic ball after I selected to come back to this crew and associate with these nice folks, however right here I’m.”
Equals Schumacher file of seven drivers’ titles
Hamilton’s record-equalling seventh F1 title – and sixth with Mercedes – was sealed on the rain-affected 2020 Turkish Grand Prix. “That is for all the youngsters on the market, who dream the unimaginable,” he mentioned on crew radio.
Beautiful weekend at Interlagos, 2021
A weekend stuffed with drama included grid penalties, and disqualification from qualifying for a rear-wing infringement. Within the dash on the Saturday, he began final however made his means by means of to complete fifth. One other penalty meant he began the Sunday grand prix from tenth however he overtook title rival Max Verstappen with 12 laps to go after an intense battle for certainly one of his best wins.
Ends winless run at Silverstone, 2024
The 2-and-a-half-year drought with out a race win was lastly ended. Hamilton certified second and held off Verstappen and McLaren’s Lando Norris in a wet-dry race to take his 104th profession victory and ninth at Silverstone to develop into the record-holder for F1 wins at a single circuit. “This one means a lot to me,” he mentioned.
