Reigning Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen has been told to forget all about his former fierce rivalry with racing legend Lewis Hamilton. As the 2025 season approaches, fans and pundits alike are eager to see how each team and driver will fare against each other as the sport's new regulations overhaul looms ahead of 2026.

Lewis Hamilton will be ‘reborn’ at Ferrari this season – rival Max Verstappen - Hamilton’s blockbuster transfer to the Italian giants is the major talking point ahead of the new campaign which begins in Melbourne on March 16.

Lewis Hamilton is gunning for an eighth Formula 1 title in his first season with Ferrari but Max Verstappen and Red Bull are among several rivals bidding to stop him