Following their quick take a look at 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 stories on Ferrari’s on-track motion.
Following his first on-track day with Ferrari, Lewis Hamilton continued to rack up extra mileage immediately 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 employees on the Scuderia’s F1 division. The Briton then took half in photograph taking pictures on Tuesday earlier than performing work within the simulator.
The Briton then hit Ferrari’s personal take a look at monitor at Fiorano on Wednesday. Even when climate was removed from preferrred, 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 staff boss Fred Vasseur and deputy staff boss Jerome d’Amborosio additionally appeared on.
Reflecting on his first on-track day with Ferrari, Hamilton hailed the expertise as “probably the greatest emotions of my life”.
“I’ve been fortunate sufficient to have many firsts in my profession, from the primary take a look at to the primary race, podium, win and championship, so I wasn’t positive what number of extra firsts I had however driving a Scuderia Ferrari HP automotive for the primary time this morning, was probably the greatest emotions of my life,” Hamilton mirrored afterwards.
“After I began the automotive up and drove via that storage door, I had the largest smile on my face. It jogged my memory of the very first time I examined a System 1 automotive, it was such an thrilling and particular second, and right here I’m, nearly 20 years later, feeling these feelings yet again.
Ferrari has now headed to the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya to finish extra working with the two-year-old SF-23 in barely higher climate situations.
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 underneath the rule that’s known as Testing of Earlier Automobiles. This permits groups to make use of two-year-old automobiles, however the brand new rule launched a most size of 1000km and a period of 20 days for every staff 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 take a look at. That working will see McLaren additionally be a part of Ferrari on the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya the place Pirelli will check out its 2026 merchandise.
The tyre take a look at 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 automobiles throughout tyre testing.
The 2026-spec tyres will proceed to function 18-inch rims, however the entrance tyres might be 25mm narrower whereas the rears might 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
