Lewis Hamilton says he “truly believes” Mercedes will become a championship-winning team again in the future, with the seven-time world champion denying that his switch to Ferrari was motivated by any loss of faith in the Silver Arrows’ ability to deliver him another titleAfter joining the team in 2013, Hamilton quickly went on to achieve huge success behind the wheel. The Briton won the drivers’ championship in every season from 2014 to 2020 with the exception of 2016, when he was narrowly beaten by team mate Nico RosbergREAD MORE: Vowles shares details of secret document Mercedes used to manage intense Hamilton/Rosberg rivalryThe squad have struggled since the introduction of the ground effect regulations in 2022, though, with Hamilton having gone without a win since the penultimate race of the 2021 campaign.And although he signed a new contract extension with Mercedes last summer to keep him at the outfit until the end of 2025, it was confirmed in February that the 39-year-old had activated a release option in the deal in order to join Ferrari next year, a move that sent shockwaves through the F1 world.Lewis Hamilton’s first Formula One world championship is the subject of legal action after Felipe Massa filed a lawsuit against Formula One, its governing body, the FIA, and the sport’s former supremo Bernie Ecclestone in London’s high court on Monday.Massa believes he is the rightful winner of the 2008 title he lost to Hamilton by a point.Renault staged a win for Fernando Alonso at the Singapore Grand Prix by ordering Nelson Piquet Jr to crash in the other car. Ferrari’s Massa, leading at the time of Piquet’s smash, finished 13th, before losing the championship at the final round in Brazil.
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