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 may have a joint-record seven Formula 1 titles to his name, but he suggested winning the championship with Ferrari would be the most important yet.

Lewis Hamilton was once again in the SF-25 Ferrari F1 challenger in the morning and, this time, alerted the attention of those watching with a string of table-topping laps, keeping old Mercedes teammate George Russell behind him. Yet by the “chequered flag” after eight hours of testing, it was in fact the man he replaced who stood on top.

Seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton was fastest for Ferrari on the second morning of pre-season Formula One testing in Bahrain on Thursday. The Briton, who left Mercedes at the end of last season,

The start of preseason testing in Bahrain on Wednesday was a major landmark in the lead-up to the new Formula One season, giving all 10 teams a first opportunity to complete extended running with their new cars. With the season opener in Australia just weeks away, every lap at Bahrain International Circuit across all three days is precious.

In comparison, Hamilton's former team-mate at Mercedes, George Russell, was spotted sporting an IWC Big Pilots Top Gun Edition Mojave Desert watch, which is worth a 'measly' £10,000 compared to Hamilton's luxury wristwear choice.

Lewis Hamilton's first race for Ferrari in Australia next week is reminding him of how he felt ahead of his F1 debut for McLaren in Melbourne in 2007.

Lewis Hamilton’s impact stretches far beyond Formula 1 and his quest to win a record-breaking eighth world title with his new team

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.

Lewis Hamilton has admitted that incidents of black footballers being racially abused in Italy did make him think twice when deciding to move to Ferrari this year. The seven-time F1 world champion has switched to Ferrari after 12 years and six world titles at Mercedes.

Lewis Hamilton has not joined Ferrari to drive up the share price or bring in sponsors. He’s there to win and suggesting otherwise is “really unfair to Lewis.” That’s the opinion of Ferrari chairman John Elkann.