The lack of a long-term deal led the seven-time champion to explore options elsewhere, before settling on Ferrari – where he will partner Charles Leclerc for at least two years.
Now it has been confirmed that the Australian Grand Prix will play host to his inaugural outing in red - a track that the team has always excelled at.
Ferrari has won 10 times at Melbourne since it entered the calendar in 1996, four more times than their next nearest competitor - McLaren, with six.
Hamilton currently sits ninth in the 2024 drivers’ championship, a long way off where he would like to be after a dismal start to the campaign.
Every race that goes by seems to justify his switch for 2025 and beyond even more.
It would be an appropriate sign off to achieve one more win with the Silver Arrows before departing, but if not, he will more than likely get the opportunity to add to his tally of 103 victories based on current form.