Lewis Hamilton has carried out an agreement with Mercedes, as his Ferrari debut is delayed by final commitments with the Brackley outfit. Hamilton raced his final race with Mercedes at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last weekend, finishing fourth in a stunning drive, despite starting the race down in 16th .

Lewis Hamilton says he “massively underestimated” how big a toll his decision to leave Mercedes for Ferrari would take on his relationships with the team where he won six of his seven Formula 1 championships.

Lewis Hamilton has begun his Mercedes farewell tour this week in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur as he says goodbye to the team’s sponsors and personnel. The seven-time F1 world champion leaves the Silver Arrows – where he won six of his seven titles – at the end of the month,