Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton may find themselves in a title fight in 2025, but Hamilton has the edge in one key, intangible area: Experience.

The 39-year-old replaces Carlos Sainz at Ferrari, with Leclerc having been the de facto No 1 at the team over the last few years. And ahead of the 2025 season, many fans have wondered whether Hamilton will usurp Leclerc in that role, or whether the Monegasque will retain his spot.

"Charles Leclerc is no stooge. Let me please tell you that in a qualifying position, that I will be surprised."

Charles Leclerc has dismissed suggestions that his partnership with Lewis Hamilton at Ferrari will be different from his previous team relationships, despite their 13-year age gap. The Monegasque driver revealed he already shares a strong bond with the seven-time world champion ahead of their collaboration for the 2025 season.

F1 data analysis has revealed that Charles Leclerc could pose an even bigger problem for Lewis Hamilton at Ferrari.

Former Formula 1 champion Jacques Villeneuve tells Mirror Sport how he thinks Lewis Hamilton's Ferrari adventure could go when he teams up with Charles Leclerc in 2025

Ferrari are set to go “bold” with the livery of the Project 677 car for Lewis Hamilton’s first season with the team in F1 2025, it has been claimed. But the team are to stop short of following in the footsteps of Mercedes,

Ferrari star Lewis Hamilton has received backing from a fellow Formula 1 star following public requests for a major change to be made in the sport. Hamilton finished the 2024 campaign sitting P7 in the 2024 drivers' standings,