P1racenews AI automatic summary:
It recently became clear that Lewis Hamilton will make an early debut for Ferrari in one or more tests. The details are now reportedly known.
Ferrari is giving Lewis Hamilton extra time to prepare for his first full season with the team by testing an older car at Fiorano in February before the Australian Grand Prix. The team is following new TPC regulations limiting full-time drivers to 1,000 kilometers over four days. This means Charles Leclerc won’t have any testing time in an older car this year as all is allocated to Hamilton. A longer test week in Barcelona will focus on Hamilton getting familiar with the team rather than just track time. The actual 2025 car unveiling is scheduled for February 19 at Fiorano, following the F1 75 launch event in London attended by all teams.
