No, this is not a scene from a Godfather reboot. This is just the first official photo of Lewis Hamiton as a Ferrari driver. Which is always a symbolic moment even when you have 18 seasons of Formula 1 under your belt and 7 crowns to your credit.
It's now almost a year since the Scuderia made Hamilton an offer he couldn't refuse. He is now only a day or two away from getting behind the wheel in Fiorano, if rumors are to be believed.
Hamilton, who celebrated his fortieth birthday on January 7, will then make his appearance in a red suit on February 18 during the big season launch party, before returning to Italy for the solo presentation of the car the next day.
Pre-season testing will begin on February 26 in Bahrain, but we will have to wait until March 16 for the first Grand Prix of the season in Melbourne.
“There are days you know you will remember forever and this, my first as a Ferrari driver, is one of them,” Lewis Hamilton said on Instagram. I've been lucky enough to accomplish things in my career that I never thought possible, but a part of me has always held on to that dream of racing in red. I couldn't be happier to make this dream come true today. »
-“Today we enter a new era in the history of this iconic team, and I can’t wait to see what story we write together. »
Photo : Andre D. Wagner
