New footage reveals Lewis Hamilton’s giddy delight at driving Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton's delight at driving a Ferrari Fಌ1 car for the first time has been revealed.

Lewis Hamilton on track for Ferrari
Lewis Hamilton on track for Ferrari

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton described his first experience driving a Ferrari F1 as “amazing”, new footage has revealed.

The seven-time world champion has been enjoying his first week of work as a Ferrari driver after compl෴etiꦛng his blockbuster switch from Mercedes over the winter.

🧜Hamilton completed 30 laps of Ferrari’🐎s Fiorano test track in cold, damp conditions on Wednesday as he got behind the wheel of a 2023 F1 car.

New footage released by Ferrari has revealed Hamilton’s first reaction to driving one of the Scuderia’s iconic red F1 cars f🧜or the first time.

Hamilton can barely c🗹ontain his exc෴itement as labels the experience “amazing”.

Towards the end of the minute-long clip posted on Instagram, race engineer Riccardo Adami is heard asking Hamilton for a “radio check”, to which his driver re🍸sponds: “W💙ow, whew! Hehe… Wow, that was amazing.”

The 40-year-old Briton was watched on by his family and 1,500 spectators as he mad𝔉e his on-track debut for Ferrari as he gears up for his first season with F1’s most famous team.

Hamᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚilton said his first test in𒅌 a Ferrari F1 car was "one of the best feelings of my life”.

"When I started the car up and drove through that garage 🦩door, I had the biggest smile on my face.

"It reminded me of the very first time I tested a Formula 1 car. It was such an exciting and special mom💧ent, and here I am, almost 20 years later, feeling those emotions all over again.

"I already knew from the outside how passionate the Ferrari family is, from everyone in the team to the tifosi🅺 [fans].

"But to now witness it first hand as a Ferrari driver has been awe-inspiring. That passion runs throughꦰ their veins and you can't help but be energised by it.

"I'm so grateful for the lꦰove I have felt from everyone in Maranello this we👍ek, we have a lot of work to do but I can't wait to get started.”

Hamilton is expected to conduct f🧸urther testing of previous cars (TPC) with Ferrari at Barcelona later this month.

He will then get to experience Ferrari’s 2025 challenger for the first time, along with teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Charles Leclerc, at the team’s launch on 19 February. 

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