We will all agree it has been a horrible January for the legendary F40. One automobile was concerned in a nasty crash within the UK, whereas one other was broken in a minor accident in Monaco. In additional constructive information, there’s nothing mistaken with this F40. Ferrari’s personal automobile stars in an official picture signaling Lewis Hamilton’s arrival in Maranello, Italy. January 20, 2025, will go down in historical past as LH’s first day at Ferrari.

Whereas the seven-time Method 1 champion is understood for his eccentric vogue statements, this time was totally different. Trying as elegant as Enzo Ferrari, the 40-year-old British racing driver was impeccably dressed. After posing with the long-lasting F40 on the staff’s headquarters, the British F1 driver headed to Ferrari’s Fiorano monitor to fulfill Staff Principal Fred Vasseur and CEO Benedetto Vigna.

Hamilton is not any stranger to road-going Ferraris, having owned no less than three vehicles carrying the Prancing Horse: a 599 GTO, a 599 SA Aperta, and a LaFerrari. It in all probability will not be lengthy till we see him endorsing the F80 hypercar or the Purosangue SUV. Archrival Max Verstappen has already starred in a video that includes a Ford Mustang Darkish Horse earlier than the 2026 season, when Purple Bull’s F1 automobile will use an engine co-developed with Ford.

It’s value noting that earlier than leaving Mercedes after a vastly profitable 12-year stint, Hamilton ordered a street-legal AMG with an precise F1 engine. Hamilton is without doubt one of the 275 One consumers, alongside ex-F1 drivers David Coulthard and Nico Rosberg.

In keeping with our sister web site, Motorsport.com, Hamilton will drive a Ferrari F1 automobile for the primary time on January 22. The Briton will get behind wheel of the F1-75, Ferrari’s race automobile used in the course of the 2022 season. His colleague, Charles Leclerc, can even be in Fiorano on Wednesday. Further testing is scheduled in Spain on the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya later this month.