Lewis Hamilton described his first expertise driving a Ferrari F1 as “superb”, new footage has revealed.
The seven-time world champion has been having fun with his first week of labor as a Ferrari driver after finishing his blockbuster swap from Mercedes over the winter.
Hamilton accomplished 30 laps of Ferrari’s Fiorano check monitor in chilly, damp circumstances on Wednesday as he received behind the wheel of a 2023 F1 automobile.
New footage launched by Ferrari has revealed Hamilton’s first response to driving one of many Scuderia’s iconic pink F1 vehicles for the primary time.
Hamilton can barely comprise his pleasure as labels the expertise “superb”.
In direction of the top of the minute-long clip posted on Instagram, race engineer Riccardo Adami is heard asking Hamilton for a “radio test”, to which his driver responds: “Wow, whew! Hehe… Wow, that was superb.”
The 40-year-old Briton was watched on by his household and 1,500 spectators as he made his on-track debut for Ferrari as he gears up for his first season with F1’s most well-known crew.
Hamilton mentioned his first check in a Ferrari F1 automobile was “top-of-the-line emotions of my life”.
“Once I began the automobile up and drove by 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, nearly 20 years later, feeling these feelings once more.
“I already knew from the surface how passionate the Ferrari household is, from everybody within the crew to the tifosi [fans].
“However to now witness it first hand as a Ferrari driver has been awe-inspiring. That keenness runs by their veins and you’ll’t assist however be energised by it.
“I am so grateful for the love I’ve felt from everybody in Maranello this week, we have now quite a lot of work to do however I can not wait to get began.”
Hamilton is anticipated to conduct additional testing of earlier vehicles (TPC) with Ferrari at Barcelona later this month.
He’ll then get to expertise Ferrari’s 2025 challenger for the primary time, together with teammate Charles Leclerc, on the crew’s launch on 19 February.
