Lewis Hamilton leaves Mercedes at the end of December to start a new era of his trophy-laden Formula 1 career with Ferrari, ahead of his 40th birthday in January

Fred Vasseur has shared new details on when we can expect to see Lewis Hamilton in Ferrari action for the first time after his Mercedes move.

The seven-time world champion will be keen to prove the doubters wrong when he does join Ferrari. In his column for The Sun, Jeremy Clarkson criticised the Mercedes driver, writing: “ Lewis Hamilton is past his prime. He blamed his car for his tail-end qualifying session but his team-mate, George Russell, was on the front row.