Lewis Hamilton crashed on his third day of operating for brand new workforce Ferrari. The seven-time world champion, whose in Italy, was capable of stroll away unharmed after hitting the obstacles on the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
was driving a modified model of the workforce’s 2023 automotive, the SF23, beneath the game’s Testing Earlier Vehicles (TPC) guidelines. Ferrari’s TPC workforce are being run by former driver and deputy workforce principal Jerome D’Ambrosio, plus the Scuderia’s new technical director Loic Serra. Each males have been recruited from Hamilton’s earlier workforce Mercedes.
Hamilton, 40, had accomplished a brief 90 kilometre outing in Fiorano final week in chilly, damp situations, though he was given a heat reception by the 1000’s of Tifosi who made the hassle to assist their new driver. The workforce determined to journey to Barcelona this week to benefit from higher climate in Spain.
Hamilton drove on Tuesday afternoon after team-mate took the morning session. then switched the operating order on Wednesday, with the Briton going out first.
Ferrari stated their new driver was nonetheless constructing familiarity with the automotive earlier than his crash, which occurred at round 11am native time, taking part in down the incident as minor. Nevertheless, the harm to the automotive’s suspension and aerodynamic bodywork items is known to have been adequate to trigger a delay to Leclerc’s session whereas the workforce carried out repairs.
Official pre-season testing takes place in Bahrain from February 26-28, which would be the first alternative for groups to check out their new challengers. Till then groups can solely use modified variations of outdated vehicles. Ferrari will return to Barcelona subsequent week, as an example, on February 4 and 5, to participate in a Pirelli 2026 tyre check alongside McLaren. It stays unclear who will likely be driving the automotive and when, however Hamilton is anticipated to get extra mileage in a modified 2024-spec Ferrari. The programme will likely be dictated by Pirelli.
The 2025 season begins in Melbourne on March 16.
