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 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.

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.

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 is optimistic about the 2025 F1 season with Ferrari after successful pre-season testing. His positive outlook suggests Ferrari could challenge McLaren and Red Bull. Yuki Tsunoda has changed his management,

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.