FORMULA ONE 2025.

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From 1/1/2025 Lewis Hamilton became a Ferrari driver.

The Ferrari media team released a very clever post.

Note the time it was posted. 16.44. 16  is Charles Leclerc's race number and 44 is Lewis Hamiltons number. (they are now team mates). Interesting to note that Mercedes have lost just under a million followers and Ferrari have gained over a million.

With all his farewell commitments to Mercedes, Lewis has not tested in last years Ferrari. (All new drivers did a test run in Abu Dhabi.) It's understood, he will be testing in Marinello, Italy, later this month.

A lot to learn. New car, new steering wheel, new team, new race engineer and new language.

Personally, I'm not expecting him to do that well initially. Only time will tell.

* F1 live at the O2 Arena London. February

* Pre- Season Testing in Bahrain 26th-28th February.

* 1st Race - Australia Friday March 14th-Sunday 16th March.

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Lewis Hamilton arriving at Ferrari HQ in Maranello Italy today.

A load of fans were queuing to meet him.

Down to F1 work tomorrow. A few test drives in Ferrari's 2024 car and some sim racing.

Lewis will also meet his team and new race engineer (Riccardo Adami.)

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News today:

Lewis Hamilton is to be re-united with his physiotherapist/dietitian Angela Cullen, who worked with him through his Mercedes years from 2016 until 2023.

No reason given as to why she left in 2023. It appears that key personnel may be unable to work for another F1 team  for a year. Angela worked in Indycar for a year.

Now she will be joining Hamilton's Project 44 team and 'working in the background at Ferrari as a team  physio, primarily with Lewis.

Project 44 is a team of trusted people handpicked by LH to assist with his transistion to Ferrari.

HERE and HERE 

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Lewis Hamilton in a Ferrari for his first drive today.

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Oh dear Lewis! Pushing to the limits apparently.

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Johnny Herbert made some negative comments about Verstappen's style of driving apparently. Now we have this: