An energised Lewis Hamilton is enjoying "the most exciting period" of his life as he adapts to his new team Ferrari and gears up for the challenge of winning a record eighth Formula One world championship with the Italian outfit.

How worried should Lewis Hamilton fans be by his faltering Ferrari debut Down Under? It is a question which is exercising a lot of paddock minds right now. Since Sunday’s wild and wacky season opener in Melbourne ended,

Lewis Hamilton said he was “lacking information” from the Ferrari pitwall when he made the decision to stay out on slick tyres as the rain began to fall more heavily towards the end of Sunday’s chaotic,