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.

Mercedes also confirmed that the world will see their livery for the 2025 season at the first-ever F1 Launch event, scheduled for February 18 at The O2 Arena in London. To help commemorate the sport’s 75th Anniversary season, all ten teams will gather in London in mid-February to unveil their paint schemes for the upcoming season.

Mercedes will unveil their 2025 F1 car – the W16 – on Monday 24 February, just two days before pre-season testing begins in Bahrain. The Silver Arrows begin a new era this season, with Lewis Hamilton having left the team for Ferrari after 12 years and six drivers’ world championships.

Mercedes have teased the release of their 2025 challenger in an official announcement ahead of the upcoming Formula 1 season. The Brackley-based outfit bid farewell to Lewis Hamilton at the end of 2024,