Lewis Hamilton is ruling out an Italian take on "Hammer Time" as several teams face hurdles heading into 2025 in today's F1 news round-up.

With F1’s current regulations now in their fourth year, the performance gaps that gave front-runners comfortable advantages are shrinking fast. Teams that were once struggling to keep pace have had enough time with these cars to catch up on the learning curve. (See: Ferrari and McLaren’s surge last year .)

Lewis Hamilton has hit back at the Formula 1 figures who have criticised his age and performances ahead of his switch to Ferrari in a powerful statement. The seven-time world champion finished seventh in the 2024 drivers’ standings and behind then Mercedes team-mate George Russell, in a season where Hamilton was left doubting his speed and ability.