Following their quick check day at Fiorano final Wednesday, Ferrari headed to the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya to rack up additional mileage with the two-year-old Ferrari SF-23. F1technical’s lead journalist Balázs Szabo studies on Ferrari’s on-track motion.
Following his first on-track day with Ferrari, Lewis Hamilton continued to rack up extra mileage right now because the Scuderia is ramping up its preparation for the upcoming season.
Hamilton accomplished his first go to to Ferrari’s Italian headquarters final Monday when he met engineers and the workers on the Scuderia’s F1 division. The Briton then took half in picture taking pictures on Tuesday earlier than performing work within the simulator.
The Briton then hit Ferrari’s personal check monitor at Fiorano on Wednesday. Even when climate was removed from excellent, the seven-time F1 champion carried out some set up laps and begin practices earlier than racking up some mileages on slick tyres to finish the day with a complete of 30 laps.
The 105-time F1 race winner was supported by his mom Carmen, his former coach Angela Cullen whereas workforce boss Fred Vasseur and deputy workforce boss Jerome d’Amborosio additionally regarded on.
Reflecting on his first on-track day with Ferrari, Hamilton hailed the expertise as “among the best emotions of my life”.
“I’ve been fortunate sufficient to have many firsts in my profession, from the primary check to the primary race, podium, win and championship, so I wasn’t certain what number of extra firsts I had however driving a Scuderia Ferrari HP automobile for the primary time this morning, was among the best emotions of my life,” Hamilton mirrored afterwards.
“Once I began the automobile up and drove by way of that storage door, I had the largest smile on my face. It jogged my memory of the very first time I examined a Method 1 automobile, it was such an thrilling and particular second, and right here I’m, virtually 20 years later, feeling these feelings another time.
Ferrari has now headed to the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya to finish extra operating with the two-year-old SF-23 in barely higher climate circumstances.
Charles Leclerc fulfilled driving duties within the morning, and Hamilton took over the 2023 F1 Ferrari within the afternoon.
The game’s governing physique, the FIA launched a restriction for this yr, limiting groups to solely a complete of 1000km beneath the rule that’s known as Testing of Earlier Automobiles. This permits groups to make use of two-year-old vehicles, however the brand new rule launched a most size of 1000km and a period of 20 days for every workforce whereas common drivers are allowed to participate in TPC runs solely on 4 days throughout a calendar yr.
Ferrari are believed to proceed with their on-track program on Wednesday and Thursday with the identical SF-23.
The Scuderia will stay in Montmelo subsequent week to participate within the Pirelli tyre check. That operating will see McLaren additionally be part of Ferrari on the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya the place Pirelli will check out its 2026 merchandise.
The tyre check will mark the primary time that Hamilton drives the 2024 F1 Ferrari, the SF-24 as groups are allowed to make use of their most precise vehicles throughout tyre testing.
The 2026-spec tyres will proceed to function 18-inch rims, however the entrance tyres can be 25mm narrower whereas the rears can be lowered by 30mm in width in comparison with the 2025 tyres.
The pre-season shift has begun 💪 pic.twitter.com/mNeC7a2j8R
— Scuderia Ferrari HP (@ScuderiaFerrari) January 28, 2025
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