Lewis Hamilton won’t waste any time getting comfortable in Ferrari red. The seven-time world champion is set to jump into his new ride just weeks after officially joining the legendary Italian team.
Ferrari has crafted a special testing plan to help Hamilton adjust to life after Mercedes. They’re working around strict FIA rules that only allow 1,000 kilometers of testing in older cars over four days.
The British racing star’s first taste of Ferrari machinery could come as soon as January 20 or 21 at the team’s private Fiorano test track, weather permitting.
He’ll then head to Barcelona for more practice runs before the month ends.
It’s a carefully planned introduction for one of F1’s greatest drivers as he prepares for perhaps the biggest challenge of his career – bringing Ferrari back to glory.
Hamilton will get his first shot in Ferrari’s 2025 car on February 19th, right after all teams show off their new looks at London’s O2 Arena.
The timing is crucial. At 40 years old when the season starts, Hamilton knows he needs every minute behind the wheel to adapt to his new team’s systems and style.
After the initial tests in older cars and a filming day in the new machine, Hamilton will get three full days of pre-season testing in Bahrain from February 26-28.
That’s when we’ll get our first real glimpse of how Hamilton might perform in Ferrari’s famous red cars. The pressure will be enormous – Ferrari hasn’t won a drivers’ championship since 2007, and they’re betting big on Hamilton to change that.
