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 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 is entering his 18th season in Formula One, but he might be more confident than ever and is ready to prove his doubters wrong.Hamilton joined Mercedes in 2013 and won six of his seven World Drivers' Championships with the Silver Arrows.