Jeremy Clarkson pinpoints four major problems with Lewis Hamilton's Ferrari unveiling that could spell trouble for F1 star's debut season with the Italians
Jeremy Clarkson pinpoints four major problems with Lewis Hamilton's Ferrari unveiling that could spell trouble for F1 star's debut season with the Italians
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Former Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson criticised Lewis Hamilton at the end of the driver's first week with Ferrari. After announcing his decision to leave Mercedes at the end of last season, Hamilton officially began his Ferrari career on January 20.
![[Hamilton got behind the wheel of a Ferrari for the first time as he visited the team's test track]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/27/15/94563285-14330181-image-a-27_1737992347916.jpg)
The seven-time world champion marked the occasion by expressing his excitement in a statement. He wrote: 'There are some days that you know you'll remember forever and today, my first as a Ferrari driver, is one of those days. 'I've been lucky enough to have achieved things in my career I never thought possible, but part of me has always held on to that dream of racing in red. I couldn't be happier to realise that dream today.
![[Jeremy Clarkson, pictured at last year's Grand Prix of Bahrain, was rather critical of Hamilton]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/27/15/94563415-14330181-image-a-28_1737992550568.jpg)
'Today we start a new era in the history of this iconic team, and I can't wait to see what story we will write together.'. Hamilton's first week saw him meet his new team, pose for photos with adoring fans and then finally get behind the wheel of a Ferrari as he took to the test track in the Italian town of Maranello. But Clarkson was not overly impressed by the order with which Hamilton did things upon his first official visit to Ferrari HQ.
![[Hamilton pictured waving to fans at Fiorano Modenese, near the Italian town of Maranello]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/27/15/94563289-14330181-image-a-29_1737992589810.jpg)
Lewis Hamilton greeted fans last week on his first official day as a member of the Ferrari team. Hamilton got behind the wheel of a Ferrari for the first time as he visited the team's test track. Jeremy Clarkson, pictured at last year's Grand Prix of Bahrain, was rather critical of Hamilton.
![[Ferrari's headquarters are in Maranello but Hamilton is living over 100 miles away in Milan]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/27/15/94563341-14330181-image-a-30_1737992597890.jpg)
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