F1 champion Damon Hill has claimed that Ferrari must put Lewis Hamilton front and centre of their team if they're to seriously challenge for a championship next season.

The situation at the Scuderia has become a hot topic in the second of 2026, with the seven-time champion clashing on track with Leclerc more than once, and becoming frustrated with the last of 'rules of engagement' within the team.

Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur has insisted that the team is set up to run with two number one drivers, even contractually so, but Hill urged the Frenchman to 'look at the results' and make the call to base the team's challenge around Hamilton in 2027.

Unfortunately for Hill's point, his plea to look at the results isn't an especially compelling one – with the pair dead even this season in terms of head to head race finishes (10-10), sprint finishes (3-3), sprint qualifying (3-3), and with Leclerc marginally ahead in grand prix qualifying (11-9).

Hamilton is marginally ahead on points (261-249), but there's otherwise little to suggest that he's meaningly outperformed a team-mate for the first time since the 2023 season – certainly not to the point of convincing Ferrari to abandon their contractual 'two leaders' position.

Hill: Hamilton's eighth title is just sitting there

On Sky Sports' F1 Show after the Brazilian Grand Prix, Hill said: "They [Ferrari] have invested all this in Lewis, they've got him on board, he is a massive name in the sport.

"If they have a competitive car next year, they could win the drivers' championship and the constructors' championship, and I can't see how they're going to win it if they have two drivers currently behaving the way they do, if Charles is constantly racing against Lewis like that.

"So, you have to make a decision as a team principal how you're going to enter into the fray. And I think it makes sense to me to put all your eggs behind Lewis.

"You've got him there anyway. You've gone through all the pain and the investment to get him there. It would be a huge story, clearly. His eighth world title is just sitting there.

"Now Charles might say, well, this is totally unfair, you know, I've been here longer. But yes, you have been there longer, but look at the results. Lewis has got a valid point, which is he's there to make them win as a team, not just be a Ferrari driver."