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Max Verstappen (left) and Lewis Hamilton (right) are two of the main drivers heading into the 2025 F1 season.

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A new home for Lewis Hamilton and can anyone stop Max Verstappen? Everything you need to know about the 2025 F1 season

Lewis Hamilton during day one of F1 Testing at Bahrain International Circuit on Wednesday.

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Lewis Hamilton dismisses criticism from ‘older, ultimately, White men’ after Ferrari switch

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 18: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Scuderia Ferrari looks on during F1 75 Live at The O2 Arena on February 18, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Sam Bloxham/Getty Images)

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Lewis Hamilton feels ‘invigorated’ ahead of new F1 season for Ferrari

Andrea Kimi Antonelli has been making waves in Formula 2 having skipped Formula 3 altogether.

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18-year-old prodigy Andrea Kimi Antonelli passes driving test weeks before Formula One debut

Handout photo provided by Scuderia Ferrari of new driver, Lewis Hamilton. Lewis Hamilton said he is realising his dream and starting a “new era” for Ferrari as he arrived at Maranello for his first official day with the Scuderia. The seven-time world champion posted a picture of himself standing in front of a Ferrari car at the team’s renowned base in northern Italy.

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Lewis Hamilton realizes ‘dream’ on his first official day at Ferrari

MONZA, ITALY - AUGUST 29: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes takes a picture with a fan in the Paddock during previews ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Italy at Autodromo Nazionale Monza on August 29, 2024 in Monza, Italy. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

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Fans are being let into ‘the inner sanctum’ of F1 – for a price

Race winner Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing celebrates in parc ferme during the F1 Grand Prix of Bahrain at Bahrain International Circuit on March 02, 2024 in Bahrain, Bahrain.

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Five memorable moments from a Formula One season unlike any other

LUSAIL CITY, QATAR - DECEMBER 01: Max Verstappen of Oracle Red Bull Racing and The Netherlands celebrates finishing in first position during the F1 Grand Prix of Qatar at Lusail International Circuit on December 01, 2024 in Lusail City, Qatar. (Photo by Peter Fox/Getty Images)

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Inside the ‘brutal’ logistical challenge of staging a Formula One Grand Prix

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Red Bull's Max Verstappen after qualifying in pole position along with second placed Mercedes' George Russell REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

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‘I lost all respect’: Max Verstappen furious with George Russell after qualifying incident at Qatar Grand Prix

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Former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone to sell car collection worth ‘hundreds of millions’

Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes looks on in the Paddock after practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Las Vegas at Las Vegas Strip Circuit on November 21, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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‘We created history together’: Lewis Hamilton on writing one of F1’s greatest chapters with Mercedes

Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates after winning the 2024 F1 world championship title at the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

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Max Verstappen wins fourth straight World Championship as George Russell takes victory in Las Vegas

Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing walks in the Paddock prior to final practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Las Vegas at Las Vegas Strip Circuit in Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 22, 2024.

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How Max Verstappen can become a four-time F1 world champion at the Las Vegas Grand Prix

Jorge Martin 2024 season

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Swashbuckling bike racer Jorge Martin poised to make history in MotoGP season finale

What to watch

<p>With just two weeks to go until the start of the new Formula One season all eyes have been trained on Bahrain this week with drivers and teams getting their first taste of their new 2025 cars. Former Haas F1 team principal, Guenther Steiner. Steiner, who's now an Ambassador for the Miam Grand Prix, has been telling CNN's Amanda Davies how much this week's pre-season testing will be an indicator for the season ahead. </p>

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Video Former Haas team principal Guenther Steiner previews new season 4:26

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Video Behind the scenes at the inaugural Jeddah E-Prix 2:47

<p>The countdown continues to the start of the new Formula One season and one driver who has his eyes set on the prize of World champion is Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. Season by season the the 27-year-old has inched closer and closer to fulfilling his childhood dream but never quite getting over the line and taking the chequered flag. Could this, though, finally be the season when it all comes together?</p>

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Video Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc sets out his ambitions to win in 2025 3:06

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F1

Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates on the podium after winning the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

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Max Verstappen mounts incredible comeback at Sao Paulo GP to all but clinch F1 championship

Carlos Sainz wins Mexican Grand Prix as penalties for Max Verstappen cut into championship lead

Lando Norris penalty sees Max Verstappen extend drivers’ championship lead, as Charles Leclerc wins US Grand Prix

Motorsport is trying to reach Net Zero. Could fuels like this, made from air and water, help accelerate the journey?

SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE - SEPTEMBER 21: Daniel Ricciardo of Australia and Visa Cash App RB prepares to drive in the garage during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Singapore at Marina Bay Street Circuit on September 21, 2024 in Singapore, Singapore. (Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images)

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Eight-time F1 race winner Daniel Ricciardo leaves RB, replaced by Liam Lawson

Max Verstappen hints that ‘silly’ punishment for swearing could hasten his retirement from F1

Lando Norris eases to Singapore Grand Prix victory to reduce Max Verstappen’s lead in drivers’ championship

‘It looks like a dragon!’ F1 practice in Singapore halted after lizard runs onto track

Motorsport

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 15: Race winner Daniel Ricciardo of Australia and Red Bull Racing celebrates after the Formula One Grand Prix of China at Shanghai International Circuit on April 15, 2018 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

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How Daniel Ricciardo went from a ‘shy’ teenager to one of F1’s most effervescent characters

Oscar Piastri took his second grand prix win.

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Oscar Piastri wins thrilling Azerbaijan Grand Prix as world championship race narrows again

Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team drivers, Fernando Alonso (left) and Lance Stroll (right) with Adrian Newey, newly appointed managing technical partner and Lawrence Stroll, Executive Chairman.

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‘There’s nobody quite like him in F1’: Legendary designer Adrian Newey joins Aston Martin after 19 years with Red Bull

Formula One F1 - Italian Grand Prix - Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy - September 1, 2024 Ferrari's Charles Leclerc celebrates on the podium after winning the Italian Grand Prix REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo

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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc takes thrilling surprise win at Italian Grand Prix

Andrea Kimi Antonelli after Formula 2 Sprint Race at Silverstone Circuit in Northampton, Great Britain on July 6, 2024.

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Mercedes confirms 18-year-old Andrea Kimi Antonelli as Lewis Hamilton’s replacement