Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton had finished fifth and sixth respectively in the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix.
Oscar Piastri led from pole to win the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday as McLaren used a one-stop strategy to complete a dominant one-two with Lando Norris second.
Oscar Piastri beat George Russell to pole by just 0.084 seconds, while teammate Lando Norris will line up third.
Lewis Hamilton put on a tyre management masterclass, winning the 19-lap sprint by nearly seven seconds, ahead of Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen.
Lewis Hamilton led Red Bull's Max Verstappen and McLaren's Oscar Piastri.
While Lando Norris and Max Verstappen finished first and second, Ferrari's strategy fumble left Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton down the order in the 2025 Australian Grand Prix.
Australian GP 2025 Highlights: Lando Norris won the season opener, ahead of Max Verstappen and George Russell. Ferrari disappointed on race day, in Lewis Hamilton's first race for the team.
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Former F1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve has not chosen multiple winners Max Verstappen or Lewis Hamilton as his favourite for the 2025 title.
Lewis Hamilton's move from Mercedes to Ferrari is just one of numerous intriguing subplots in a season that gets underway in Australia this Sunday.
Carlos Sainz drove the entire day, topping Day 2 overall, while Lewis Hamilton put in the fastest time of the first session with his Ferrari.
Lewis Hamilton is convinced that this season could be Ferrari's year after he drove for the first time the Formula One team's car for the upcoming season, with a record eighth world title in his sights.
Lewis Hamilton said he felt "invigorated" and "full of life" following a move to Ferrari as his new car was unveiled in front of some 15,000 raucous fans during the 2025 Formula One season launch
The Dutchman claimed his fourth straight title in Las Vegas in November, becoming just the fifth driver in Formula One history to achieve that feat.
Carlos Sainz, the driver ditched by Ferrari to make way for Lewis Hamilton, believes his old team could now be even better placed to return to the summit of Formula One with the former world champion on board.
Lewis Hamilton signed for Ferrari ahead of the 2025 Formula 1 season.
Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton joins Ferrari ahead of the 2025 season, after 12 successful years with Mercedes.
Charles Leclerc topped the times for Ferrari ahead of McLaren's Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton, in his final race weekend with Mercedes, in Friday's opening practice at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.