Max Verstappen may make Lewis Hamilton's Christmas card list for one key testing change — plus, more of the latest F1 news.

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.

1992 F1 world champion Nigel Mansell believes Lewis Hamilton “has got another championship in him” and has backed him to have a “total resurgence”. Hamilton will make his Ferrari F1 debut at the Australian Grand Prix in March. The 39-year-old will be hoping to rediscover his previous form after a disappointing final year with Mercedes.

Lewis Hamilton will undertake a second private test session with Ferrari this month after the FIA changed their rules to allow F1 drivers to conduct 1,000 kilometres of TPC (Testing of Previous Cars) running across four different test days. Hamilton made the switch to Ferrari at the end of last year after an 11-year career with Mercedes.

Hamilton’s deal with the Italian team started on January 1 after the seven-time world champion completed his transfer from Mercedes.

As Ferrari plans to put Lewis Hamilton in one of its old cars as part of its Testing of Previous Cars (TPC) session to get him acquainted with Ferrari machinery

But perhaps little did the F1 world expect that at the final race of the season, it would be McLaren and Ferrari fighting it out for the world championship, with Red Bull severely dropping off despite Max Verstappen hanging on to secure a fourth consecutive drivers' world championship.

Lewis Hamilton has used LinkedIn to share his first statement since officially joining Ferrari. After deciding to leave Mercedes for rival team Ferrari nearly a year ago, January 1 marked the start of his new contract with Scuderia.

LONDON–Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton said he was excited for 2025 and ready to embrace change at Ferrari as he updated his LinkedIn profile with the hashtag ‘newjob’. Hamilton became a Ferrari driver on Jan 1,