By The most successful driver-team pairing in Formula 1 history will come to an end this weekend as Lewis Hamilton drives his last race for Mercedes at the 2024 season finale in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Over 12 seasons with the team, the 39-year-old British racer has captured six championships, 84 race wins and 78 pole positions, and 153 podium finishes.
Hamilton is headed to Ferrari next season and will drive alongside Charles Leclerc, who has raced for the Italian team since 2019. He said ahead of the race that he’s still processing it all.
“Pretty calm at the moment. Feeling positive and excited just to give it all this weekend,” Hamilton told reporters on Thursday. “Already from like the briefings that we’ve had, like, you’re sitting there and you’re realizing these are the last moments with the team, which is … it’s hard to describe the feeling. It’s not the greatest, of course, but I think mostly I’m just really proud of what we’ve achieved. And I have so much pride in this team.”
Hamilton reminisced about the most memorable moments of his extraordinary career with Mercedes.
“I think it’s the smiles — when we’ve had the success,” he said. “It’s the emotions that we had in Silverstone this year. It’s all the good bits. Naturally, you mostly remember the good bits.”
