Formula 1 fans are excited to see how Lewis Hamilton will perform during his first season with Ferrari in 2025.
The 39-year-old struggled during his farewell Mercedes season and was largely bested by teammate George Russell.
Hamilton now heads to a Ferrari team with a better car on paper, and possibly an even stronger partner in Charles Leclerc.
Team boss Fred Vasseur has assembled an incredible driver line-up. Now, they must deliver the car to end a 16-year championship drought.
Ferrari have decided when Hamilton will make his first public appearance as fans around the world wait for a taste of the seven-time champion in red.
Leclerc was hailed in the four best drives of 2024 which shows how much of a challenge he will be for the Brit, especially in an environment where he has already been settled for six full seasons.
Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari F1 move was ‘similar’ to Nico Rosberg’s retirement
Hamilton could surprise Leclerc at Ferrari with his race pace which he showed throughout 2024, despite his struggles on a Saturday.
Points are won on a Sunday and he has shown that against Russell in previous years. He was beaten 19-5 in the qualifying head-to-head last season, but that deficit closed to 15-9 in races.
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Speaking to Formel1.de, Bradley Lord discussed how the excitement around Hamilton’s move proved to be similar to Nico Rosberg’s retirement back in 2016.
“I would say in communications it is always like this when there is big news and something that [is] top secret then starts to come out and then is announced,” he said.
“It is always like I said, adrenaline-filled moments [like with Hamilton]. We have already experienced similar together with Nico in 2016, where Nico announced his retirement and that was another moment.”
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Hamilton’s first Ferrari test will be hard for police as fans clamour for a look at the Brit driving the famous Italian machinery.
He doesn’t have too much time in the car before he has to take to the track for the first race of the season at the Australian Grand Prix in mid-March.
Ferrari will have an intense livery change for Hamilton and it will be revealed at the F175 launch event in February.
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Then it will be on to Bahrain for pre-season testing, where the seven-time champion will have one and a half days to get used to his new car.
Hamilton hopes his Ferrari doesn’t have an extreme Mercedes issue which prevented him from pushing the limits of his car, allowing him to make a real push for the front of the field.
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