Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton has been honoured by his new team Ferrari today, January 7, 2025, on his 40th birthday. The sporting legend may be entering his 19th F1 season, but he isn't quite the oldest driver on the 2025 grid,

Nico Hulkenberg jumped to Lewis Hamilton 's support, explaining that the Brit was in a ‘weak moment’ after a poor qualifying performance when he declared ‘I’m not fast anymore’.

Hamilton has left Mercedes after 12 illustrious seasons - in which he claimed 84 grand prix victories and won six of his seven world titles - to embark on a stint at F1’s most famous team with whom he will close out his legendary grand prix career.

Ferrari star Lewis Hamilton has received backing from a fellow Formula 1 star following public requests for a major change to be made in the sport. Hamilton finished the 2024 campaign sitting P7 in the 2024 drivers' standings,