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.

Lewis Hamilton has spoken out about Angela Cullen’s return to his team for 2025, and has announced a new chapter in their Formula 1 relationship. Mario Andretti has named the driver who is the favourite to secure a Cadillac Formula 1 seat, alongside a timeline for when they plan to sign the racer.

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 .)

The official three-day F1 pre-season test has concluded – and it looks very tight at the top ahead of Australia. Kieran Jackson explains what we learned in Bahrain

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.

Lewis Hamilton has revealed his immediate reaction to Fred Vasseur calling him about joining Ferrari – as anticipation builds towards his race debut with the team next week. The seven-time F1 world champion shocked the sporting world last year when he announced he would be leaving Mercedes – after 12 years and six world championships – at the end of the 2024 season.

Lewis Hamilton was once again in the SF-25 Ferrari F1 challenger in the morning and, this time, alerted the attention of those watching with a string of table-topping laps, keeping old Mercedes teammate George Russell behind him. Yet by the “chequered flag” after eight hours of testing, it was in fact the man he replaced who stood on top.

Lewis Hamilton has recently unveiled his Formula 1 retirement plans, detailing the dream motor he would like to relax in when the time comes. ➡️ READ MORE Ferrari Formula 1 star Charles Leclerc has landed himself a new role with a signing ahead of the 2025 season.

Lewis Hamilton's new Ferrari F1 era suffered its first setback as the seven times world champion crashed Ferrari's 2023 F1 car at Barcelona. Scott Mitchell-Malm and Edd Straw discuss the fallout from the accident and what it means for Hamilton's ongoing 2025 preparations.

Lewis Hamilton has revealed that Mercedes engineers took "painful" revenge on him during a team paintballing session after he announced his departure to Ferrari. The seven-time world champion made the decision to switch to the Italian team in February 2024,

Lewis Hamilton reveals influential role in new F1 rule CHANGE. Since then, the 40-year-old has embarked upon numerous tests with his new team, and gathered crucial expe