Forward of his testing debut with Ferrari, the seven-time F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has accomplished his first official go to to the Scuderia’s Maranello headquarters.
Lewis Hamilton introduced his shock departure from Mercedes final February. The announcement caught the Formulation One neighborhood unexpectedly, because the seven-time world champion was set to race for the Brackley-based outfit till the tip of 2025.
Nevertheless, an exit clause in his contract allowed Hamilton to depart the workforce in 2025 if he wished, and the Briton elected to terminate his contract on the finish of the present season and search for a brand new problem at Ferrari subsequent yr.
Hamilton is statistically essentially the most profitable driver within the historical past of Formulation One, tied with the good German seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher on the variety of world championship titles.
Together with his determination, Hamilton ends his 12-year affiliation with Mercedes with which the Briton received six of his seven drivers’ titles earlier than a lean spell underneath the present ground-effect technical regulatory period.
In his first public remark since formally changing into a Ferrari driver on the flip of the brand new yr, Hamilton took to social platforms to disclose: “I couldn’t be extra excited for the yr forward.
“Transferring to Scuderia Ferrari, there’s rather a lot to mirror on. To anybody contemplating their subsequent transfer in 2025: embrace the change. Whether or not you are switching industries, studying a brand new talent, and even simply taking up new challenges, do not forget that reinvention is highly effective.
“Your subsequent alternative is all the time inside attain. This is to 2025 – a yr of embracing new alternatives, staying hungry, and driving ahead with objective. Let’s make it one to recollect. Andiamo,” famous the 105-time F1 race winner.
Commenting on his first go to to Ferrrai’s Maranello headquarter forward of his testing debut, the seven-time world champion famous: “There are some days that you’ll bear in mind ceaselessly and as we speak, my first as a Ferrari driver, is a type of days.
“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 pink.
“I couldn’t be happier to grasp that dream as we speak. Right now we begin a brand new period within the historical past of this iconic workforce, and I can’t wait to see what story we’ll write collectively.”
