Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton racing a Ferrari for the first time. Reigning world champion Max Verstappen arriving without a lot of mileage in his Red Bull.

Lewis Hamilton has provided his thoughts on how he has adapted to driving the Ferrari SF-25 after his first two practice sessions with the team at the Australian Grand Prix

Verstappen’s teammate last year, Sergio Pérez, has been replaced by Liam Lawson this season, with the New Zealand driver set to make his full-time F1 debut in 2025. In the drizzly conditions in Bahrain, Lawson said he was fighting “a few teething gremlins” with his car as he sought to adjust to life alongside Verstappen.

Hamilton is widely considered F1’s G.O.A.T. No driver boasts more victories or pole positions in the sport’s 75-year history, his record tally of seven world championships is one he shares with Michael Schumacher and he transcends the sport. But it is not hyperbole to suggest Hamilton’s legacy is on the line.

Prior to Formula One 's first practice sessions of the new season, Hamilton - out-qualified and out-scored by George Russell at Mercedes last year and with just two victories from his last 69 appearances - insisted he was not feeling the pressure of a transfer billed as the biggest in the sport's 75-year history.

Lewis Hamilton will launch his bid to win the drivers' championship at a third Formula One team when he makes his much-anticipated debut for Ferrari in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Sunday.

Former F1 David Coulthard said that Lewis Hamilton's Ferrari switch seems straight out of a Hollywood script but the final chapter seems uncertain.