Lewis Hamilton is set to face his toughest challenge across his 18-year F1 career as he embarks on what could be an era-defining season at Ferrari . The sporting legend was just 22-years-old when he joined McLaren in 2007 and it was in his first F1 race when he placed P3 following his team-mate Fernando Alonso in P2.

Slipping off a Ferrari would have been a very bizarre way for Lewis Hamilton to injure himself ahead of his debut.

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It would be Ferrari’s luck for its newly hired seven-time world champion to injure himself before the first race of the season.