Lewis Hamilton is set to face his toughest challenge across his 18-year F1 career as he embarks on what could be an era-defining season at Ferrari . The sporting legend was just 22-years-old when he joined McLaren in 2007 and it was in his first F1 race when he placed P3 following his team-mate Fernando Alonso in P2.

Red Bull F1 advisor Helmut Marko has claimed that Lewis Hamilton “was not quite at Charles Leclerc ’s level” during pre-season testing. The 2025 F1 season kicks off later this week at the Australian Grand Prix, Hamilton’s first race as a Ferrari driver.

Big things are changing this year at Scuderia Ferrari, with seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton joining longtime Scuderia star Charles Leclerc at the Italian team. The pressure is on in a lot of ways,