Lewis Hamilton said his first race for Ferrari was "a big crash course" after he finished 10th in a chaotic Australian Grand Prix.The seven-time champion led the race briefly but an incorrect strategy call as rain hit late in the race led to him dropping down the field.

Having dominated Formula One's headlines in the build-up to the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton was far from the spotlight at Albert Park on Sunday with a 10th-place finish on his Ferrari debut.

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,