Ferrari have officially welcomed Lewis Hamilton to their team ahead of the 2025 season and have already hit the track with their new car for the first time.
The SF25 is a new design after Ferrari decided to create a new car from scratch for Hamilton’s arrival from Mercedes.
They’re hoping to find big gains in the constructors’ championship race against McLaren, which is expected to be a very tight affair before the introduction of the 2026 F1 regulations.
Charles Leclerc is also hoping that he will inherit a car capable of competing for a drivers’ title while Red Bull and Max Verstappen are in a weaker position than they have been at all since 2022.
Hamilton gives Ferrari a ‘really valuable’ boost Leclerc cannot according to Gerhard Berger, with his star power possibly helping to attract engineers to Italy.
On the other hand, Leclerc may have an ‘unbridgeable’ advantage over Hamilton because he speaks such good Italian and has been in the Scuderia’s setup for so long.
Ferrari have a new rear wing ‘reminiscent’ of Mercedes part from 2024 for Lewis Hamilton
Formula 1 teams quite often learn and copy from each other in a bid to find extra speed, but it takes time to draw those parts up and bring them to the track – months in most cases.
It makes the winter the perfect time for them to test bringing new pieces to the car which they can assess during pre-season testing and decide whether to keep.
Bahrain will play host to the only test of pre-season for three days between February 26 and 28 next week.
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According to Motorsport.com, Ferrari have introduced a rear wing which is ‘reminiscent’ of what was seen on the Mercedes last season.
Maybe it was a part in particular that Hamilton liked, but they’re only likely to have copied it if it is guaranteed to bring gains.
Lewis Hamilton gives one-word answer to question over first Ferrari F1 season
2025 will mark the first time in Hamilton’s 18-year Formula 1 career that he will be racing without a Mercedes engine in the back of his car.
It’s a huge move for him to change countries, teams and languages all at the same time as having a lot of pressure on his shoulders.
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He is eager to win a record eighth drivers’ championship and should get the opportunity to do so in 2025 if Ferrari can outdevelop their rivals.
Hamilton gave a one-word answer about his first Ferrari F1 season and is ‘invigorated’ for his new challenge in red.
A fresh energy is something that his fans will want to see from him on his debut and beyond as he looks to take the fight to the younger generations once more.
