Lewis Hamilton was fifth-fastest in his first session of preseason testing with Ferrari as his successor at Mercedes, Andrea Kimi Antonelli, posted the fastest time.

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'

Lewis is such a huge personality on and off the track but I think everyone within the team is very much excited for this next chapter really.”