There was a driver, Max Verstappen, whose combativeness had marked him out as the pretender to Hamilton’s throne. But Red Bull couldn’t provide him with a title-challenging car. He’d been there five seasons and had only a handful of victories to show for it. But no one – not even Hamilton – was in any doubt that this was the heir apparent.

Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur has revealed that Lewis Hamilton will test in one of the team's older cars of the current ground effect era through one or t

A final Lewis Hamilton Mercedes release has been announced ahead of his move to Ferrari next season. ➡️ READ MORE It has been revealed that the new Formula 1 team on the grid in 2026 will still have an Andretti theme,