Lewis Hamilton’s announcement that he was moving to Ferrari from Mercedes for the 2025 Formula 1 season sent shockwaves through the motorsport world last year. Now, with his debut season at Ferrari getting underway with F1 pre-season testing in Bahrain this week Hamilton’s move is becoming global news.

Lewis Hamilton was fifth-fastest in his first session of preseason testing with Ferrari as his successor at Mercedes, Andrea Kimi Antonelli, posted the fastest time

Hamilton is currently taking part in his first few official Formula 1 sessions with Ferrari, as F1 heads to the Bahrain International Circuit for pre-season testing, which will conclude on Friday 28 February, 2025.