Lewis Hamilton begins Ferrari journey: Formula One driver breaks his silence after 'starting a new era' in Italy
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Lewis Hamilton was spotted at Maranello on Monday morning for the first time since he agreed a deal to join Ferrari last year. Mail Sport previously reported that the seven-time world champion greeted staff and logged time on the simulator on Sunday. He is expected to get behind the wheel of a Ferrari for the first time at the Scuderia's Fiorano test track on Wednesday, subject to a rejig if bad weather intervenes.
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He will drive an old Ferrari, probably the 2023 car – the latest model allowed under F1 TPC (testing of previous cars) rules - that permits a driver 1,000km (620 miles) of in-house practice. Hours after his arrival at Maranello, Hamilton took to Instagram to express his excitement over racing in red, stating that he 'couldn't be happier'.
'There are some days that you know you’ll remember forever and today, my first as a Ferrari driver, is one of those days,' he said. Lewis Hamilton was seen entering Ferrari's facilities at Maranello for the first time on Monday. '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.
'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 has just over a month to ease into life with the scarlet red before pre-season testing commences in Bahrain on February 26.
