F1: Hamilton Tests Drive Ferarri Car In Italy

Lewis Hamilton drove a Ferrari Formula 1 car for the first time Wednesday and described it as “one of the best feelings of my life.” Hamilton was behind the wheel of a 2023-specification Ferrari SF-23 bearing his racing number, 44, at the team라이브 바카라 Fiorano test track and wore a new helmet design in yellow with a prominent Prancing Horse logo. The 40-year-old British driver set out for his first lap at 9:16 a.m. local time in light fog and twice waved to a crowd of around 1,000 spectators, who had gathered on a nearby bridge despite the cold and wet weather. Hamilton has shaken up F1 with his move to Ferrari after 12 years with Mercedes, where he won six of his seven world titles.

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Updated on: 23 January 2025 10:19 pm

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British driver Lewis Hamilton steers a Ferrari Formula One SF-23 at the Ferrari private test track, in Fiorano Modenese, Italy.

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British driver Lewis Hamilton steers a Ferrari Formula One SF-23 at the Ferrari private test track, in Fiorano Modenese, Italy.

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British driver Lewis Hamilton steers a Ferrari Formula One SF-23 at the Ferrari private test track, in Fiorano Modenese, Italy.

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British driver Lewis Hamilton steers a Ferrari Formula One SF-23 at the Ferrari private test track, in Fiorano Modenese, Italy.

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British driver Lewis Hamilton greets Ferrari fans gathered outside the track, after testing a Ferrari Formula One SF-23, in Fiorano Modenese, Italy.

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A Ferrari fan shows a picture representing Lewis Hamilton, with writing in Italian 'Everywhere Protect Me', outside the track as they watch British driver Lewis Hamilton during test at the Ferrari private track, in Fiorano Modenese, Italy.

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British driver Lewis Hamilton cheers Ferrari fans gathered outside the track, after testing a Ferrari Formula One SF-23, in Fiorano Modenese, Italy.

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British driver Lewis Hamilton cheers Ferrari fans gathered outside the track, after testing a Ferrari Formula One SF-23, in Fiorano Modenese, Italy. In background Hamilton's mother Carmen Larbalestier takes pictures with her smartphone.

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