Kimi Antonelli has reached a major milestone ahead of his debut season in Formula 1. The Italian driver is set to line up on the grid for Mercedes this year as Lewis Hamilton’s replacement.

Until recently, the 18-year-old Italian sensation couldn't legally drive a modest 1ltr hatchback on public roads, despite being trusted by Mercedes to fill the shoes of none other than Lewis Hamilton in their high-stakes F1 races.

Antonelli turned 18, the minimum age to drive on public roads in Italy, in August 2024. Read more at straitstimes.com.

"Lewis’ final stint - there was a magic that only a Lewis or a Max or a Fernando have that extra bit of magic to deliver that sort of performance."

Lewis Hamilton has waved to a crowd of waiting fans as he drove a Ferrari Formula 1 car for the first time since joining the Italian team for the 2025 season.

Lewis Hamilton got behind the wheel of a Ferrari Formula One car for the first time in a test for his new team on Wednesday. It was announced in February the seven-time world champion would be joining Ferrari ahead of the 2025 F1 season,

Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc have shown off Ferrari’s new race suits for the 2025 F1 season. The arrival of seven-time world champion Hamilton to Ferrari following his blockbuster transfer from rivals Mercedes has dominated much of the media headlines and intrigue during the winter.

Lewis Hamilton is continuing his preparations for the Formula 1 season by testing for his new Ferrari team at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya this week.

Formula 1 fans are demanding to know when they can buy the latest Ferrari "drip" after the team's latest post featuring Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc in th

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.