Ferrari returned to Milan’s Piazza Castello for the primary time in six years this week, with Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton having carried out a avenue demo on the wheel of Components 1 automobiles.
Over twenty thousand folks from all throughout Europe flocked to the Piazza Castello and surrounding streets on Thursday, turning Milan pink because the followers turned out for Charles Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton and Group Principal Fred Vasseur on the “Drivers’ Presentation by UniCredit” occasion.
It was organised at the side of the pan-European financial institution, Unicredit which turned Ferrari’s premium accomplice after the departure of the Spanish financial institution Santander. The road demo marked Ferrari’s return Milan for the primary time in six years.
Essentially the most hardcore followers had been already in Milan on the morning time, to assert a entrance row seat close to the stage within the Piazza Castello, and from mid-afternoon onwards a DJ set saved the gang entertained, earlier than the primary of the particular visitors arrived on stage, Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna and UniCredit CEO Andrea Orcel, the place they had been met by Sky Sport presenters Carlo Vanzini and Vicky Piria.
Talking of the significance of the partnership between the 2 firms, Vigna said: “The collaboration between UniCredit and Scuderia Ferrari HP can also be about particular occasions like this, And Milan is totally the precise place for this, as our accomplice’s headquarters are right here and in Milan you possibly can really feel the identical environment we take pleasure in yearly in Monza,
“Let’s hope this pink painted sq. is an efficient omen for an incredible season,” added Orcel.
Following the speech of Vigna and Orcel, Charles and Lewis obtained into the cockpits of the 2019 SF90 and the 2021 SF21 respectively, to placed on a spectacular present. Leclerc was first out, impressing the gang that included many members of the Scuderia Ferrari Golf equipment, with some thrilling doughnuts, in addition to the mechanics displaying their talent with some very speedy pit stops.
The seven-time F1 world champion was up subsequent, doing the identical as his team-mate, in addition to ending with just a few burn-outs and a few deliberate spins a lot to the delight of the followers alongside the boundaries.
Whereas the 2 drivers did some additional parade laps in a Ferrari SF90 Spider pushed by Ferrari’s Head of Improvement Drivers, Raffaele De Simone, Fred Vasseur obtained up on stage to salute the followers in Italian. “Thanks on your unwavering assist and for being right here in the present day,” earlier than persevering with in English, “this sq. is de facto one thing particular and occasions like in the present day’s remind us how robust is the fervour for our workforce. We’re all set for an thrilling season and I can guarantee you we’ll give it our greatest shot.”
Following Vasseur’s look on the stage, Leclerc and Hamilton changed the workforce boss on the stage. Leclerc mentioned: “Milan has delivered an unbelievable environment once more in the present day. Feeling all this love offers us an actual increase for the approaching championship.
“Over the winter now we have labored tougher than ever to be in the absolute best form and we hope we are able to get some nice outcomes, perhaps already in Australia.”
Forward of his debut season with the Scuderia, Hamilton mentioned: “Carrying pink and experiencing an occasion like that is one thing particular, as is being right here with you in entrance of some historic automobiles together with ones that Michael Schumacher raced.
“Immediately is one other first to go together with others I’m experiencing in what’s already an unforgettable season for me. I can’t wait to get on monitor with this extraordinary workforce. I feel now we have all the things we have to combat for the World Championship and I additionally imagine that you simply followers will be our further gear. I hope we could have a variety of enjoyable collectively.”
