The Lewis Hamilton era begins at Ferrari but can it be a Formula 1 title-winning year for the Maranello outfit?

We're a week into 2025, and with preseason testing still seven weeks away, ESPN unpacks the storylines that will define Formula 1 this year.

It can also suit the promoters. Zandvoort’s decision to stop hosting F1 after 2026 points to the pressures — and costs — involved in staging a race. Spa looked in serious doubt just a few years ago, and while the interest from the local stakeholders has certainly taken an uplift since then, a couple of off years may actually suit the track.

Max Verstappen has snubbed Ferrari after he delivered a decisive F1 team switch verdict. Whilst the Dutchman secured his fourth world title in 2024, he faced tough competition from rival teams such as Ferrari and McLaren.

Ferrari plan to give Lewis Hamilton the maximum amount of time they can behind the wheel of their machinery to help him hit the ground running when the new F1 season begins

Hamilton’s first Ferrari outings will come under the TPC (Testing of Previous Cars), which enables teams to run a used car that is at least two years old to complete a maximum of 1000km over four days.

Max Verstappen has suffered a blow in comparison to his Formula 1 rival Lewis Hamilton following his Ferrari signing. Verstappen and Hamilton are the two names that have dominated the sport and the drivers' championship in recent history,

The 7-time World Champion, Lewis Hamilton, will rake in an enormous sum while representing Ferrari. The question is, will he be able to overtake Max Verstappen in earnings?

Sir Lewis Hamilton has joined Ferrari for the 2025 season in what could he last chance at winning a record-breaking eighth Formula 1 Drivers' Championship. Can he do it, though? Or has that ship sailed?

For Lewis Hamilton his winter move to Ferrari could be seen as the final chapter in his glittering Formula 1 career that has made him one of the greatest drivers of all time. But on the seven-time F1 champion's birthday,