Drivers
Hamilton electing to leave a marriage with Mercedes that would be the single-best F1 career by itself besides Michael Schumacher’s full body of work is one thing; to sign with the sport’s most famous team for 2025 as it seeks to snap a near-unprecedented dry spell was the story that overshadowed all of last season while setting the tone for this one. How does that story start, and end? Melbourne at least answers the former.
With the heavy weight of history and the emotion driven by a ticking clock, Hamilton’s final Mercedes season was uneven and somewhat underwhelming for a driver with his storied CV. How much that – and now he’s become the grid’s second 40-something driver this year – will impact what’s next will hog headlines from Australia to Abu Dhabi, and everywhere in between.
Teammate
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