Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur has declared Lewis Hamilton ‘ready’ for his debut in Melbourne next weekend. The Brit has undergone an extensive testing programme and clocked hundreds of laps during pre-season in Bahrain last week. Hamilton’s first race with the Scuderia will be the headline-stealer in Melbourne.

Lewis Hamilton's first race for Ferrari in Australia next week is reminding him of how he felt ahead of his Formula One debut for McLaren in Melbourne in 2007. The seven-times world champion, the sport's most successful driver with 105 grand prix victories and 202 podiums,

Lewis Hamilton has joined Ferrari, replacing Carlos Sainz. Former Ferrari stars Nigel Mansell and Jean Alesi predict a great season for Hamilton with Ferrari, highlighting his impressive presence. Hamilton tested Ferrari machinery in Fiorano and Bahrain.

The 3-day pre-season Formula One testing, the first appearance of Lewis Hamilton as a Scuderia Ferrari driver, has concluded. While it couldn't provide conclusive results regarding the pecking order in the paddock,

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.

The seven-time world champion saw off former Mercedes team-mate George Russell by four tenths with the quickest lap of the test so far.