Lewis Hamilton left Mercedes after 12 years to join Ferrari ahead of the 2025 Formula 1 season, and the seven-time world champion appeared to make a point with his fashion.

Lewis Hamilton's choice of attire at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - his final race as a Mercedes driver before joining Ferrari - has been branded "inappropriate" by a former team-mate

The first time Hamilton dons the famous red Ferrari colors and gets behind the wheel of one of its F1 cars will be the moment he has longed for throughout his career. It is also set to be a relatively low-key event.

Hamilton’s wardrobe changes went from the white and black of Mercedes, to the Rosso Corsa red of Ferrari, as the seven-time world champion ventures to pastures new. These choices did not impress former teammate and rival, Nico Rosberg, however, who labelled the decision as 'very strange and innapropriate.'

A much-anticipated F1 partnership between the sport's most successful team and driver began on Wednesday with Hamilton joining Ferrari on a two-year deal from Mercedes, where he won six of his seven drivers' titles.

Fred Vasseur has urged his Ferrari team to keep their feet on the ground despite the “excitement” of Lewis Hamilton officially joining the Italian oufit. After 12 years with Mercedes, seven-time F1 world champion Hamilton officially joined the Scuderia on 1 January ahead of the 2025 season.