After speaking Italian in a speech to his Ferrari colleagues, Lewis Hamilton has done something which Michael Schumacher allegedly avoided – at least to start with. That claim comes from respected F1 correspondent José M.

Unlike the early 2000s when Michael Schumacher was the outright #1 driver at Ferrari, Lewis Hamilton is not going to have the same privilege.

Carlos Sainz, who was replaced by Lewis Hamilton at Ferrari, believes his successor has a "very high chance" of being competitive with the Italian team. Speaking at Williams' launch event at Silverstone,