Lewis Hamilton says outside pressure ‘nonexistent’ before F1 Ferrari debut

Briton ‘under no assumptions that it will be easy’
Hopes high at Melbourne for Hamilton and Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton has insisted he has nothing to prove and feels no pressure going into his first race for Ferrari at the Formula One season opener in Melbourne this weekend, with the seven-time champion simply revelling in what he described as the most exciting period of an already long and storied career.

Hamilton, who made his F1 debut in 2007 and is now entering his 19th season in the sport, will make his debut with Ferrari at Albert Park after six years at McLaren and then 12 at Mercedes.

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