Lewis Hamilton has broken his silence after being involved in crash during his second test session with Ferrari. The seven-time F1 world champion left Mercedes at the end of the 2024 season after activating an exit clause in his contract and signing a lucrative deal with Ferrari, said to be worth £40 million per year.

Thursday’s F1 news includes the suspected cause behind Lewis Hamilton’s test crash and Ferrari’s reaction to the Barcelona setback. Let’s charge through the day’s main headlines at breakneck speed… F1 news: Lewis Hamilton test crash and more ‘Bump’ to blame for Lewis Hamilton test crash?

Ferrari have confirmed that their 2025 F1 car will be called the SF-25, in line with their last two Scuderia challengers. Lewis Hamilton will debut in scarlet red this year and is set to drive the SF-25 for the first time at the official three-day pre-season test in Bahrain from 26-28 February.