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Lewis Hamilton has completed his latest outing in a Ferrari F1 car as his new team and McLaren concluded a tyre test with Pirelli in Barcelona on Wednesday.
Hamilton and Leclerc shared driving duties for Ferrari during testing in Spain, each completing 74 laps, adding to their total of 173 laps from the previous day. Leclerc was faster this time with a best lap of 1:14.971s, compared to Hamilton’s 1:16.759s. Testing times are often unreliable due to undisclosed variables like compounds, engine modes, and fuel loads, which are managed by Pirelli. Hamilton made his debut in the 2024 Ferrari car, which was modified to assist Pirelli in developing tires for the next season. McLaren was also present at the test, with Oscar Piastri driving 152 laps in a modified MCL60, setting a lap time of 1:15.815s. Pirelli’s testing will continue with Alpine at the Jerez circuit and McLaren and Mercedes at an upcoming test in Spain.
