Seven-time F1 world champion Hamilton has moved to Ferrari this year but ex-F1 supremo Ecclestone believes the 40-year-old driver will not even see out his two-year contract

Hamilton ditching the Mercedes team with whom he was with for 12 seasons - claiming six championships and 84 race victories in that time - and instead joining the most successful and iconic team on the F1 grid represents arguably the biggest driver signing in the history of the sport.

After 12 seasons with Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton has embarked on a new challenge, joining rivals Ferrari in his pursuit for a record-breaking eighth Drivers’ World Championship

Lewis Hamilton has been warned his latest chapter in F1 may not be smooth sailing as he gets to grips with Ferrari machinery – a problem that Daniel Ricciardo knows all too well. Last winter, the seven-time world champion sent shockwaves through the paddock by confirming his switch from Mercedes to Maranello,

Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari have begun their preparations for 2025, with the 7-time Champion tasked with acclimatising to a new team. Having narrowly missed out on last year’s constructors title, Ferrari are among the favourites to fight for the crown this season.

Lewis Hamilton has not yet driven a metre in the SF-25, but his feeling in Ferrari 's cars is already said to be better than at Mercedes. So reports Italy's La Gazzetta dello Sport.