First pictures emerge as Hamilton makes Ferrari F1 debut at Fiorano

Lewis Hamilton has launched into his first on-track outing along with his new Ferrari workforce, turning the wheel of a 2023 F1 automobile on the workforce’s Fiorano take a look at monitor.

Shortly after 9am Iocal time in Italy, seven-time world champion Hamilton took the wheel of the SF-23 on a foggy Wednesday morning as hordes of Italian tifosi flocked to Ferrari’s proprietary take a look at venue in Maranello to identify a glimpse of their new hero.

Donned in a crimson general and a vibrant yellow helmet, Hamilton set his first laps of a filming day on Pirelli’s moist demo tyres to conduct methods checks, and will likely be later joined by Charles Leclerc as Ferrari captures a full day of content material from Hamilton’s first driving day.

The Briton has been in Maranello all week to fulfill his new workforce, visiting Ferrari founder Enzo Ferrari’s well-known mansion on Monday, which produced an on the spot basic picture of Hamilton posing in entrance of the home in his inimitable sartorial fashion.

Hamilton spent the day assembly workforce principal Fred Vasseur and chief government Benedetto Vigna, in addition to Enzo Ferrari’s son Piero.

The 40-year-old additionally bought a seat made and labored by means of driving procedures within the Italian workforce’s simulator.

Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari

Picture by: Davide Cavazza

“There are some days that you realize you’ll keep in mind ceaselessly and at present, my first as a Ferrari driver, is a kind of days,” Hamilton wrote in an Instagram put up on Monday. “I’ve been fortunate sufficient to have achieved issues in my profession I by no means thought attainable, however a part of me has all the time held on to that dream of racing in crimson. I couldn’t be happier to understand that dream at present.

“Immediately we begin a brand new period within the historical past of this iconic workforce, and I can’t wait to see what story we are going to write collectively.”

Wednesday morning’s outing is Hamilton’s first session along with his new race engineer Riccardo Adami, with Hamilton’s long-time ally Peter Bonnington staying put at Mercedes.

However Hamilton will likely be re-united along with his former physio Angela Cullen, who has joined the Briton’s Undertaking 44 firm after two years away.