Italian Kimi Antonelli, the 18-year-old rookie replacing seven times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes this season, has passed his driving test. "Mission completed," Mercedes posted on their Instagram account,

The man chosen to replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes for 2025 has been given further reason to celebrate ahead of the new campaign. Hamilton - who won six of his seven world titles at the Silver Arrows - completed his switch to rivals Ferrari during the off-season,

Lewis Hamilton has made his hotly anticipated debut in a Ferrari car on track as the team prepare for the 2025 Formula 1 season. The seven-time world champion battled thick fog that greeted him at Ferrari's Maranello HQ - a good omen as fellow seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher also battled the fog on his first day at Ferrari back in 1995.

The design guru, who is leaving Red Bull for Aston in March, has his sights set on the next set of regulations

Ahead of the Miami Grand Prix another stunning announcement came with the news that Adrian Newey, arguably the greatest engineer in the history of the sport, would be leaving Red Bull. That sparked months of speculation about where Newey would land next, speculation that finally ended with the announcement he was moving to Aston Martin.

Formula 1's competitive order might be dictated by engine power with the new rule change in 2026, according to new Aston Martin designer Adrian Newey.