Lewis Hamilton will first test a Ferrari F1 car early next year, with the prospect of him driving at the 2024 post-season test in Abu Dhabi a non-starter. Seven-time F1 world champion will leave Mercedes after 12 years at the Silver Arrows at the end of the season and only has three races left before he moves to the Scuderia in 2025.

Formula 1 and Ferrari fans eager to see Lewis Hamilton in red will have to wait a little longer than anticipated.

Max Verstappen will aim to mathematically seal his fourth consecutive Drivers' Championship in Las Vegas later this month. The Red Bull star took a dagger to Lando Norris ' title bid in Brazil last time out, where he surged from 17th on the grid to take the win.