Lewis Hamilton makes trouble buzzing cryptic first social media post as an official Ferrari driver ahead of 2025 F1 season. See post Below ⬇️
The Brit left Mercedes after the 2024 season and will represent Ferrari this term.
British driver Lewis Hamilton is officially a Ferrari F1 driver, having left Mercedes – and he has already taken to social media.
Seven-time Formula One champion Hamilton, 39, has formally left Mercedes after 12 years as one of the team’s drivers after his contract expired on December 31, 2024.
During his tenure at the German manufacturer, he was crowned World Drivers’ Champion on six occasions in 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, but finished eighth in the drivers’ standings in his last season with Benz in 2024.
Today (January 1, 2025), he officially became a Ferrari driver, having announced the shock move in February 2024, triggering a break clause in the two-year deal that he signed at Mercedes back in the summer of 2023, according to RacingNews365.
The Brit revealed that moving on from Mercedes was the “hardest decision” that he had ever had to make when speaking with F1.com in February 2024.
“An opportunity came up in the new year, and I decided to take it,” he said.
“I feel like… it was obviously the hardest decision that I think I’ve ever had to make. Obviously, I’ve been with Mercedes for, I think it’s like 26 years they’ve supported me, and we’ve had an absolutely incredible journey together.
“We’ve created history within the sport, and it’s something I take a lot of pride in, and I’m very proud of what we’ve achieved.”
Of course, Hamilton is currently tied for the joint-most F1 titles with legend and former Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher. And the German is clearly a source of inspiration for the former McLaren man.
“I think for every driver growing up, watching the history, watching Michael Schumacher in his prime, I think probably all of us sit in our garage and see the screen pop up, and you see the driver in the red cockpit, and you wonder what it would be like to be surrounded by the red,” added Hamilton.
Lewis Hamilton posted to his Instagram page on Wednesday afternoon (Credit:Lewis Hamilton IG)
Lewis Hamilton posted to his Instagram page on Wednesday afternoon (Credit:Lewis Hamilton IG)
Now, he has posted to social media to acknowledge his move to the iconic Italian manufacturer.
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On Wednesday afternoon, he posted a photograph of him clad in Ferrari colours while wearing a red helmet when he was a child. The post was accompanied by a red ‘race car emoji’.
The 2025 F1 season is set to get underway in Melbourne, Australia between March 14-16.
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Luke Alfred Davies
Luke Alfred Davies
First details of Lewis Hamilton’s 2025 Ferrari F1 car emerge with ‘radical’ change expected
Updated 21:30 28 Dec 2024 GMT
Published 21:28 28 Dec 2024 GMT
First details of Lewis Hamilton’s 2025 Ferrari F1 car emerge with ‘radical’ change expected
Lewis Hamilton will leave Mercedes for Ferrari in 2025.
Marcus Chan
Marcus Chan
Details of Lewis Hamilton’s first-ever Ferrari Formula 1 car have emerged ahead of the 2025 season.
Back in February, the world of F1 was shaken to its core after it was confirmed that seven-time world champion Hamilton would be leaving Mercedes.
The Brit, who had been with the Brackley-based team since 2013, will be making a high-profile move to Ferrari ahead of the new season.
From the 2025 campaign onwards, Hamilton will be partnering Monegasque star Charles Leclerc.
Ahead of the new season, which will begin with testing in February, some details of Ferrari’s car have emerged.
As reported by Racing News 365, some radical changes are expected to be made as the Italian team look to challenge McLaren and Red Bull Racing for the world title.
The report stated: “The most obvious change, and one known for some time is the change from push-rod suspension at the front to pull-rods, complete with a front-of-chassis re-design.
“The rear suspension pull-rods will remain, but this does not mean the kinematics of the rear of the change will not change, with a further shortening of the gearbox expected.”
In addition, it has been suggested that the sidepod air inlets are set to be placed in a different position and shrunk back to fend off the air turbulence which comes from the front wheels.
Speaking at the end of the 2024 season, Ferrari team boss Fred Vasseur spoke about the 2025 car.
What has Ferrari team boss Fred Vasseur said about the 2025 car?
As reported by Formule.nl, he said: “We won’t know until Bahrain whether the car is competitive. Sometimes you only realise in retrospect what risks you have taken. The car will be completely new – less than one per cent of the parts come from the SF-24.
“It is a completely different project, but that is of course the case for all teams. We cannot say now that 2025 will be our year, but I am confident in the project we are working on.”
Vasseur added: “However, it remains a huge challenge. We certainly need to go the extra mile, especially in terms of consistency.”
The 2025 F1 season will begin in March with the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.
