168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton has described his switch to Ferrari as the “most exciting period of my life” ahead of his first F1 race with the te✨am at t꧙he season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

18 years on from his F1 debut with McLaren, Hamilton will embark on the next chapter of his legendary caree𝓰r.

Unsurprisingly, Hamilton’s move to Ferrari has dominated the F1 headlines throꦜughout the off-season.

Every part of Hamilton’s preparation with Ferrari has been scrutinised, fro🐻m his first visit to Maranello𒉰 to his first shakedown.

Ham꧂ilton’s sw𝓰itch from Mercedes has seemingly given him a new lease of life after a difficult 2024 campaign.

Speak🐈ing ahead of the first r🌠ace in Australia in the FIA press conference, Hamilton described the new challenge of racing for a different team as “exciting and challenging.”

“As I said a while ago, I am still learning this new car. It’s quite a lot different to what 🐼I am used to in my previous car in terms of Mercedes power coming in𓂃to Ferrari power,” Hamilton said on Thursday. 

“It’s something quite new, different vibration. Differ๊ent way of working. The whole team works completely differently. I was jus💝t sitting and looking at the race trace from last year and it’s upside down compared to the previous ones so I am looking at it… the same for you? (to Sainz, alongside him) I don’t understand it at all.

“Looking at things from a different perspective makes it exciting and challenging. This is the most exciting𝓀 period of my life so I am really just enjoying it. I am so excited to get in the car tomorrow.”

Hamilton dismisses pressure talk

Hamilton’s switch to Ferrari brings togethᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤𓆏ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚer the sport’s most successful driver and team.

As a resꦡult, expectations are high, particularly as Ferrari ended last year as the second-fastest team.

Ferrari narrowly missed out on the 2024 F1 constructors’ championship, finishing just 14 points behind McLaren at the e♉nd of the season.

However, Hamilton batted away any talk of additional 🦂pressure driving for Ferrari.

“I think always through the years the pr🌞essure I put on myself has always been ten times higher than any other pressure put upon me.

“I have not joined this team and been made to feel any pressure. I have an expectation on myself. I know what I can bring. ꦇI know what I can deliver. I know what it’s going to take to do that and it’s just getting your head down, working away.

“I come with a very open mind coming into this weekend. It is about gettin𒁃g into a season, into a good rhythm.”

Hamilton has an impressive record at Albert Park over the years, taking pole position at eve✨ry race between 2014 and 2019.