Lewis Hamilton Receives Strong Backing For Eighth Championship Title Ahead of Miami GP

Former driver and Sky Sports F1 presenter Martin Brundle has said that Lewis Hamilton is capable of winning an eighth world championship title, which no driver has ever secured before. He says this confidently after witnessing Ferrari’s performance in the first three rounds of the 2026 season and noticing how Hamilton likes this car under the sport’s new regulations.

Hamilton lost out on his eighth world championship title in 2021 in a tight battle with Max Verstappen, which lasted until the last lap of the season finale in Abu Dhabi. While Verstappen’s victory was reportedly controversial in nature, Hamilton’s championship count paused at seven, equaling F1 legend Michael Schumacher’s record.

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However, the cars in F1’s ground effect era from 2022 to 2025 did not suit Hamilton’s driving style to the extent that he struggled to win races, let alone win a championship. Now, with new cars this year that feature a 50-50 split between internal combustion and electric power, they definitely seem to work well for the Briton, as he secured his first podium finish with Ferrari last month, securing a P3 in China.

This is also because Ferrari developed a competitive car this season, just enough to secure a podium, but not enough to win a race because Mercedes dominated all three races.

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Brundle, who has witnessed Hamilton through his highs and lows, revealed that he is capable of winning another championship if Ferrari gives him a winning car. However, he emphasized that Hamilton could face strong competition from his teammate, Charles Leclerc. Brundle told Sky Sports News:

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“Lewis clearly enjoys these cars much more.

“Ferrari is more competitive and I think again will make a big step for Miami.

“Lewis obviously prefers this type of car to the seasons we had with the ground-effect cars that were smashing against the ground and were quite brutal things, it didn’t seem to suit his style.

“But just his mood and just the way he’s going about it, he just seems a lot happier because Ferrari is more competitive.

“He’s got to beat Charles Leclerc if he’s going to win the world championship in the other Ferrari, and others.

“Let’s see if he can sustain that.

“If there’s a sniff of a victory, I think Lewis is still very much capable of taking that.”

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With F1 returning to Miami this weekend for the fourth round of the season, it remains to be seen if Ferrari has upgraded the car enough for Hamilton to battle for race wins.