Seven-times Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton said he was excited for 2025 and ready to embrace change at Ferrari as he updated his LinkedIn profile with the hashtag 'newjob'.

Wearing an oversized yellow race suit and a big, red helmet, Lewis Hamilton — as a child — worked the wheel of his go-kart, emblazoned with his now-iconic number 44 on the front. To see Hamilton in red is unusual.

Hamilton’s deal with the Italian team started on January 1 after the seven-time world champion completed his transfer from Mercedes.

But perhaps little did the F1 world expect that at the final race of the season, it would be McLaren and Ferrari fighting it out for the world championship, with Red Bull severely dropping off despite Max Verstappen hanging on to secure a fourth consecutive drivers' world championship.

Lewis Hamilton has used LinkedIn to share his first statement since officially joining Ferrari. After deciding to leave Mercedes for rival team Ferrari nearly a year ago, January 1 marked the start of his new contract with Scuderia.