Lewis Hamilton will first test a Ferrari F1 car early next year, with the prospect of him driving at the 2024 post-season test in Abu Dhabi a non-starter. Seven-time F1 world champion will leave Mercedes after 12 years at the Silver Arrows at the end of the season and only has three races left before he moves to the Scuderia in 2025.

Lewis Hamilton will race for Ferrari next season having decided before the current campaign began that he wanted a fresh start away from long-time employers Mercedes

Mercedes invites fans' entries for a special tribute to Lewis Hamilton and will print 150 fans' names on the W15 livery in Abu Dhabi.

The former McLaren and Red Bull driver Coulthard used Michael Schumacher's post-retirement stint with Mercedes as a cautionary tale for Hamilton, suggesting that the seven-time world champion's career might not have the fairytale ending fans hope for.

Lewis Hamilton’s first appearance for Ferrari is likely to be in a 2022 machine at the start of next year, with the driver and Mercedes having “jointly decided” against the seven-time world champion taking part in the post-season tyre test in Abu Dhabi for the Scuderia.

Lewis Hamilton's Ferrari rumors have been debunked, confirming his move to Ferrari in 2025 after completing his contract with Mercedes in 2024.

The seven-time champion will not join them for post-season testing later this year, as Mercedes want to keep him for end-of-year promotional commitments.