FORMULA ONE 2025.

[Cleoriff]

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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[Oxonian]

Some decent views here :-

Monaco Grand Prix 2025 in pictures - BBC Sport

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/articles/cev42kj47e1o

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Thanks @Oxonian 

Some lovely pictures but in my opinion F1 has outgrown Monaco.

The cars are too big nowadays. There is room for overtaking so they changed the rules to make sure everyone made 2 pitstops. It was farcical.

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Spain this weekend. 

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SPAIN FP1

Very hot track conditions at 50c! 

Also the cars are required to run a new front wing with limited flexibility. 

Ferrari looking good (and yes I know it's just first Practice)

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FP2 SPAIN.

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FP3 Spain. 

Lewis has a brake and gearbox issue apparently. His first hot lap took him into 2nd. Then every other one he dropped down the order. 

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SPAIN QUALIFYING

Q1

Bottom 5 go out. 

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Q2 

Bottom 5 go out.