With F1’s current regulations now in their fourth year, the performance gaps that gave front-runners comfortable advantages are shrinking fast. Teams that were once struggling to keep pace have had enough time with these cars to catch up on the learning curve. (See: Ferrari and McLaren’s surge last year .)

Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton has described the feeling of firing up a Ferrari F1 car for the first time, revealing that it was nothing like the cars he has had

Lewis Hamilton says Ferrari’s F1 car is “completely different” to the Mercedes and McLarens he has driven in the past. The seven-time world champion is gearing up for his first season with Ferrari after completing a blockbuster transfer from F1 rivals Mercedes.