If George Russell could take one skill from Lewis Hamilton and transplant it into himself, it would be his race pace. And that is because Russell admits – even if he believes he had reached Hamilton’s level towards the end of their time as team-mates – it was Hamilton who was “better” on race days.

Formula 1 legend Lewis Hamilton has candidly spoken about his fresh team switch to Ferrari in the first in-depth interview since joining the Scuderia. The seven-time champion shocked the world of motorsport this time last year by announcing that he had decided to leave Mercedes after 12 iconic years with Toto Wolff's outfit.

Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari have been backed to succeed by a former Scuderia F1 driver. Gerhard Berger says he would put his money on Ferrari winning at least one world championship title in F1 2025.