An F1 insider has named two drivers Ferrari should consider as potential replacements for Lewis Hamilton. The 41-year-old is eager to continue competing at the highest level and, after a hugely underwhelming debut season with his new team, appears to have turned a corner in 2026.

The British legend, a seven-time world champion, currently sits fourth in the standings, having won one race and secured seven podium finishes.

He is reportedly out of contract in 2027, but Hamilton has spoken openly about his desire to keep racing, particularly so he can compete at the African GP in the 2030s.

Whether he is given the opportunity to do so with the Scuderia is another matter, however, with one insider already putting two potential replacements for both Hamilton and his teammate, Charles Leclerc, on the table.

F1 Insider Names Two Drivers Ferrari Must Pursue

Since joining the Prancing Horse in 2025, Hamilton has tried to galvanise the team and lead them to their first championship since 2008. Having failed to deliver on those great expectations, Ralf Schumacher believes it could soon be time for Ferrari to look at other options.

As per F1 Oversteer, he has claimed that no one at Hamilton’s age can be better than someone in their prime years. Ferrari juniors Rafael Camara and Oliver Bearman will drive for Haas in 2027, and are next in line to join the Maranello outfit. But looking outside the current pool of drivers, Schumacher believes reigning champion Kimi Antonelli would ‘run circles’ around Hamilton. He said:

He continued: "One simply has to acknowledge that Lewis Hamilton is certainly one of the most successful Formula 1 drivers of all time, and he deserves it, right?

"But [he’s] also over 40, that’s just how it is. I find it hard to believe that someone in their early 40s can still be as good as someone in their prime between 20 and 30. I think everyone knows that, it’s nothing personal.”

Kimi Antonelli is the Man of the Moment

Antonelli has often been in cruise control during the 2026 F1 championship, becoming the youngest champion after finishing on the podium during the Mexico GP. With nine wins, no one has come close to the Mercedes driver.

Being the first Italian champion since Alberto Ascari in 1953, many have wondered if the 20-year-old would ever race for the national team in the future. Ferrari turned down Antonelli as a child, but that's certainly a decision they could live to regret and perhaps reconsider in the near future.

Antonelli himself has not ruled out joining Ferrari at some point in the future, but with Toto Wolff behind him, leaving Mercedes now might not be wise if it's Hamilton's record number of titles he's looking to replicate - or even beat.