The first time Hamilton dons the famous red Ferrari colors and gets behind the wheel of one of its F1 cars will be the moment he has longed for throughout his career. It is also set to be a relatively low-key event.

The 2025 season brings one of the most exciting driver moves Formula 1 has ever seen - Lewis Hamilton to Ferrari. Hamilton, who celebrated his 40th birthday on 7 January, left Mercedes after winning six of his seven titles with the Silver Arrows and will now form what will likely be the strongest pairing on the grid with Charles Leclerc.

The 7-time World Champion, Lewis Hamilton, will rake in an enormous sum while representing Ferrari. The question is, will he be able to overtake Max Verstappen in earnings?

It can also suit the promoters. Zandvoort’s decision to stop hosting F1 after 2026 points to the pressures — and costs — involved in staging a race. Spa looked in serious doubt just a few years ago, and while the interest from the local stakeholders has certainly taken an uplift since then, a couple of off years may actually suit the track.

We're a week into 2025, and with preseason testing still seven weeks away, ESPN unpacks the storylines that will define Formula 1 this year.

Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen took Formula 1 racing to a “more dangerous” level swith their antics in 2021, Vitantonio Liuzzi saying F1’s stewards are having to clamp down on that. Liuzzi is one of four former Formula 1 drivers on the stewards’ panel and the Italian rotates with the other three,