Lewis Hamilton took his first steps as a Ferrari driver on Monday when he appeared for the first time at Maranello, the Scuderia’s headquarters. Hamilton then traveled to the Fiorano circuit to meet team boss, Frenchman Frédéric Vasseur, and Ferrari chief executive, Italian Benedetto Vigna.
Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton took his first steps as a Ferrari driver on Monday by appearing for the first time at Maranello, the home of the Scuderia, which he joined this year after 12 seasons at Mercedes. The Briton (40 years old), who wore a long overcoat, a dark suit and tie with a white shirt, appeared very elegant and posed in front of the former house of Enzo Ferrari, the founder of the famous prancing horse brand , according to photos released by his new team.
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Hamilton then traveled to the Fiorano circuit to meet team boss, Frenchman Frédéric Vasseur, and Ferrari chief executive, Italian Benedetto Vigna. In Maranello, he was also able to speak with several members of the team that he will meet in the coming weeks, and in particular Riccardo Adami who will be his track engineer.
-“I had the chance to achieve things I never thought possible”
The seven-time world champion will drive a Ferrari single-seater for the first time on Wednesday at the Fiorano circuit, where he will be entitled to a maximum of 1,000 kilometers with the F1 of the 2022 season. “There are days that you know that you will remember all the time. your life and today’s, my debut as a Ferrari driver, is part of it. I have had the chance to achieve things that I never thought possible in my career, but a part of me. always had this dream of racing in red,” Hamilton explained in the Ferrari press release and on his Instagram page.
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“I couldn’t be happier to make this dream come true today. Today we begin a new era in the history of this legendary team and I can’t wait to see what story we will write together,” he said. added. The Briton will make his official debut at the wheel of the new Ferrari single-seater during pre-season testing in Bahrain from February 26 to 28, two weeks before competing in his first Grand Prix with the Scuderia in Australia.
