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.

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.

After 12 seasons and six world titles, the Briton swapped Mercedes silver for Ferrari red on January 1 as he bids to win a record eighth world title.

As excitement builds for Lewis Hamilton as his Ferrari debut looms, he has urged everyone to "embrace" change and opportunity in 2025.

Lewis Hamilton has expressed his excitement ahead of his first season as a Ferrari driver in 2025 and will partner Charles Leclerc at the team.

Having started work as a Ferrari Formula 1 driver on January 1, Lewis Hamilton took to social media to issue the first statement of this new chapter of his career

Mika Hakkinen believes that, if Lewis Hamilton truly suspects he’s lost his edge, he must speak up to Ferrari. Hamilton moves from Mercedes to Ferrari for the F1 2025 championship, hopeful of rediscovering his mojo after a difficult season alongside George Russell in the W15.

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.