The Latest Breaking News from Maranello

Gasly, who is good friends with Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc and is in regular contact with Hamilton, says that the bombshell Formula 1 news of the seven-time champion's switch to Maranello did not catch him completely by surprise.

Last summer Hamilton signed a two-year contract extension at Mercedes covering the 2024 and 2025 seasons, but will join Ferrari one year into that deal.

This year’s 24-race schedule has encouraged Ferrari to have extra options in the F1 reserve role. Giovinazzi and Shwartzman are both involved in the marque’s World Endurance Championship Hypercar programme, and thus will not necessarily always available to be on standby at races.

The twin confirmations of extended deals for Charles Leclerc at Ferrari and Lando Norris at McLaren may not be much of a surprise, and are perhaps less exciting than if either driver was moving elsewhere.

The twin confirmations of extended deals for Charles Leclerc at Ferrari and Lando Norris at McLaren may not be much of a surprise, and are perhaps less exciting than if either driver was moving elsewhere.

In an unusual merry-go-round of beers, the Maranello team is in turn replacing the departed sponsor with Peroni, the top Italian non-alcoholic brand that was previously with Aston Martin for three seasons.

Resta, who has long worked at Ferrari, had originally joined Haas in 2021 as part of an ongoing arrangement deal between the Italian manufacturer and its American-owned customer team. It came with Ferrari wanting to capitalise on stronger technical ties between the two organisations that have worked closely together ever since…

The contracts of both Sainz and his team-mate Charles Leclerc are expiring at the end of 2024, with both drivers potentially becoming key players in the 2025 silly season.

Sainz is the only non-Red Bull driver to win a grand prix in 2023 and has put together his most convincing campaign to date since joining Maranello from McLaren for the 2021 season.