Both Lewis Hamilton, ready to drive for Ferrari after his Mercedes exit, and Max Verstappen, eyeing a fifth consecutive world title with Red Bull, have slight concerns heading into the action.

Lewis Hamilton will be ‘reborn’ at Ferrari this season – rival Max Verstappen - Hamilton’s blockbuster transfer to the Italian giants is the major talking point ahead of the new campaign which begins in Melbourne on March 16.

Lewis Hamilton is gunning for an eighth Formula 1 title in his first season with Ferrari but Max Verstappen and Red Bull are among several rivals bidding to stop him