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Lewis Hamilton’s arrival as a Ferrari driver to Maranello is drawing ever-closer!
Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna has announced that Lewis Hamilton will visit Maranello for the first time “next week.” Hamilton, a seven-time world champion, recently switched from Mercedes to Scuderia Ferrari. This will be his first visit to the Maranello factory and Fiorano test track. Hamilton is expected to conduct Testing of Previous Cars (TPC) at Fiorano before the official F1 season launch at London’s O2 on February 18th. The unveiling of the 2025 Ferrari will take place the following day, and pre-season testing in Bahrain will start a week later. Ferrari CEO Vigna expressed his excitement about Hamilton’s arrival, stating that preparations are nearly complete, and changes are always enriching. Additionally, Hamilton will collaborate with new Ferrari race engineer Riccardo Adami during his TPC testing, following the promotion and reassignment of his former Mercedes engineer, Peter Bonnington, to Andrea Kimi Antonelli.
