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Lewis Hamilton’s former McLaren team-mate Jenson Button has underscored the “courage” the seven-time F1 drivers’ champion has show in joining Ferrari at this late stage of his career.
Jenson Button defended Lewis Hamilton for his move to Ferrari for the 2025 season, praising his courage. The British driver, at 40 years old and entering his nineteenth F1 campaign, left Mercedes after 12 years to pursue this new challenge in Italy. Button believes most F1 drivers, at some point, aspire to drive for Ferrari. Hamilton’s move to Ferrari is seen as a “now or never” decision by Button, who understands the desire to join the iconic team. Despite the challenges, Button sees Hamilton as the only one capable of taking on this new chapter in his career at Ferrari.
