Mercedes hit the track with its 2025 W16 F1 car in Bahrain, making it the team's first challenger in the post-Lewis Hamilton era. The seven-time world champion'

Ferrari executive Loic Serra has revealed “a lot of work” has gone into the team improving their qualifying pace, in a move which would be a big boost for Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton endured a torrid qualifying record in 2024,

Hamilton's last F1 drivers' championship came in 2020 and the Briton finished seventh with Mercedes last year.