Hill Says Ferrari Should Back Hamilton Over Leclerc

Damon Hill has argued that Ferrari should get behind Lewis Hamilton rather than Charles Leclerc if the team wants a genuine chance at next year's drivers' championship. The 1996 world champion described Hamilton as "extraordinary," a judgement that reflects how highly Hill rates the seven-time champion's ability to drive a team forward.

The comments touch on a question that has followed Ferrari's two-driver line-up for some time: how a team should divide its resources and support when it has two drivers who could both win. Hill's view is that a clear lead driver gives a squad the focus it needs in a title fight, and that splitting attention can cost points when the margins are tight. In his reading, the decision should be guided by what gives Ferrari the best championship opportunity, not by a desire to keep two drivers evenly balanced.

Hamilton joined Ferrari from Mercedes ahead of the 2025 season, pairing him with Leclerc, who has been at the Maranello team since 2019. That partnership has been one of the most talked-about in the sport, and each new comment from a former champion tends to add fuel to the debate over which driver deserves the team's priority.

Hill's remarks are an opinion rather than a team policy, and nothing in the source material indicates how Ferrari plans to approach the matter. Still, they add weight to a conversation that is likely to continue as long as the two drivers share a garage. How the team handles that question will become clearer as the 2027 season draws closer.