Ferrari Team Principal Fred Vasseur has opened up about what makes Lewis Hamilton stand out among the Formula 1 grid, emphasizing that the seven-time world champion operates like no other driver in the sport.

In February, the Scuderia announced the bombshell signing of the seven-time world champion, who signed a two-year contract worth approximately $65m-a-season.

Now, Antonelli has disclosed why Mercedes decided to promote him to F1 in an interview with Sky Sports Italy. The young driver revealed: "In private testing, the [car showed] great speed with which I got to the limit. "I struggled at first with the race pace but, after a test in Spa, they saw a clear step forward and were convinced.

Binotto, who has since taken the reins at Sauber ahead of its transition to the Audi works team, doesn’t see the same appeal, telling Italy’s Corriere della Sera that bringing Hamilton into the team risks disempowering Leclerc as Ferrari’s long-term leader.

Lewis Hamilton ‘organised like a company’ The announcement that Hamilton will be heading to Ferrari next season ahead of the start of the 2024 campaign has

MERCEDES PRODIGY KIMI ANTONELLI COMPARES DRIVING APPROACH TO HAMILTON AS HE PREPARES FOR F1 DEBUT As Kimi Antonelli gears up for his much-anticipated step up to Formula 1 with Mercedes in 2025, the rising star has revealed that his driving style shares surprising similarities with Lewis Hamilton—the very driver he is set to replace at