Lewis Hamilton drove his new Ferrari Formula One car for the first time on Wednesday and said the team had everything they needed to win the championship and were ready to do so. The 40-year-old Briton told reporters in a video call from Maranello that he was more hopeful than ever of claiming his eighth title.

Hamilton's last F1 drivers' championship came in 2020 and the Briton finished seventh with Mercedes last year.

Lewis Hamilton will take to the track for the first time in Ferrari’s 2025 F1 car as the Scuderia officially launch the SF-25 in Italy on Wednesday. F1 kicked off the 2025 season in style with a star-studded launch event,