Lewis Hamilton winning a record eighth Formula One title in the red overalls of Ferrari at the age of 40 would be a story straight out of Hollywood, whose own Brad Pitt movie is scheduled to race across cinema screens in June.

The F1 2025 season will centre around Lewis Hamilton ’s first year with Ferrari. He is seeking an all-time record eighth drivers’ championship after splitting with Mercedes. The true potential of his Ferrari machinery looks promising although McLaren are tipped to have the fastest car as the season starts in Australia next weekend.

He won't race for Ferrari until next week in Australia, ending 13 months of hype since he announced his decision to leave Mercedes.

Mirror Sport previews the upcoming 2025 Formula 1 season and predicts the outcome with Lando Norris, Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen all revving up for glory

Will Lando Norris bookmakers favourite status prove to be accurate in Melbourne, how will Lewis Hamilton start at Ferrari, and are Red Bull on the back foot? watch the season-opening Australian GP live on Sky Sports F1 from Friday,

The Ferrari star will be making his debut for the team in Melbourne and looked impressive in testing. While Sky F1's pitlane reporter Ted Kravitz believes McLaren pair Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri will be tough to beat, he suggested Hamilton's form around the track could allow him to challenge.

McLaren seemed competitive in preseason testing last month but Norris has to watch out not only for Verstappen and Hamilton, but also for his own teammate Oscar Piastri, Ferraris

Ferrari have been backed to emerge as the “surprise” package for F1 2025 with Lewis Hamilton gunning for a record eighth title. That is the prediction made by former Haas F1 team boss turned pundit Guenther Steiner,

Follow live updates as Lewis Hamilton prepares for his Ferrari debut in F1 at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne to kick off the 2025 season

Due to his age and dismal 2024 season, there have been suggestions that Hamilton will struggle to get the better of supremely talented team-mate Charles Leclerc, but now the seven