Hamilton: "Charles and I are the best pairing in F1 history"

Lewis Hamilton made an incredible statement at the Ferrari street parade held in Milan. The Brit knows how to ignite the rockets, and for this declaration, he will likely receive both praise and criticism - even from his own fans...

The seven world championships are a beautiful thing, but they do not guarantee anything, especially not at a volatile team like Scuderia Ferrari. Moreover, making such a statement without any proof stands only in statistics, on paper, and even there, it holds only very strictly when projected onto Scuderia Ferrari. Many will likely debate Hamilton's assertion, but if we only look at the previous legends of the reds and their performance at Ferrari, then based on that, we could easily place Niki Lauda and Clay Regazzoni, Nigel Mansell and Alain Prost, Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello, Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen, and with a bit of goodwill, even Kimi and Sebastian Vettel here (or rather in front of them). Examining the complete F1 picture, this assertion seems quite trivial...

It is evident that Hamilton is very excited about the new environment; he is soaring from the team switch and does not hesitate to mention it repeatedly, increasingly boldly: "Charles and I are probably the best driver pairing in F1 history," Hamilton stated.

Nice start. From here, one can either fall hard or ascend to heaven. Over time, it will become clear which one the machine will throw!

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