Lewis Hamilton is starting his second season with Ferrari after finishing sixth in the drivers' championship last year

Lewis Hamilton says he finds this year's Formula 1 cars "more fun" to drive - in contrast to Max Verstappen and Fernando Alonso's assessment of the impact of the new rules.

F1 has made the biggest rule change in its history and introduced new regulations for chassis, engines, tyres and fuel.

Verstappen has criticised the amount of energy management required from the new hybrid engines, but Hamilton said he was enjoying the reduced grip of the cars and different aerodynamic philosophy.

"We just have a less downforce," the Ferrari driver said. "But you still have to discover the grip. There's still so many elements completely under our control.