- The 40-year-old left Mercedes after 12 years of untold success with the team.
- The seven-time world champion will now seek to win a historic eighth red title
- Hamilton's Italian move will be overseen by his ally Angela Cullen
Lewis Hamilton has shared the first photo of himself wearing Ferrari's iconic red racing suit after starting his new era at the constructor this week.
The seven-time world champion announced his surprise move to his boyhood team in early 2024, ending 12 years driving for Mercedes.
After winning most of his world titles with the British team, Hamilton was forced to endure a nightmarish farewell season in which he was outclassed by teammate George Russell in every race weekend in 2024.
Hamilton was able to win the British Grand Prix at Silverstone and the Belgian Grand Prix, but otherwise finished seventh in the drivers' standings.
But the British driver will be excited at the prospect of a new start and has been sharing new glimpses of his life in Italy after traveling to Maranello earlier this week to begin his life as a Ferrari driver.
After posing dressed in a dark designer suit and coat in front of a Ferrari F40, Hamilton chased the image with one dressed in the Prancing Horse's unmistakable red suit.
Lewis Hamilton has shared a photo of himself posing in Ferrari's iconic red racing suit.
The 40-year-old driver arrives in Maranello before setting foot on the manufacturer's track for the first time after his signing
Hamilton said goodbye to Mercedes after 12 years at the manufacturer where he won most of his world championships.
'FIRST TIME IN RED,' Hamilton captioned the image.
Mail Sport reported on Sunday that Hamilton will attend Ferrari's Fiorano test track on Wednesday for the first time since their historic deal was announced.
He will drive an old Ferrari, probably the car of 2023, the last model allowed under the TCP (previous car testing) rule that allows the driver 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) of internal practice.
The Briton is expected to intensify his track acclimatization program in Barcelona at the end of the month.
Hamilton will also take part in the official F1 test in Bahrain next month, in the new 2025 car, before making his race debut as Charles Leclerc's teammate at the Australian Grand Prix on March 16.
But there will be a familiar face alongside him, with Mail Sport exclusively revealing on Monday that Hamilton will be reunited with his trusted aide Angela Cullen for the first time in two years.
Hamilton took a tour of the Ferrari factory after landing in Italy to begin his new stage with the team
Avid fans camped out at Fiorano in a bid to catch a glimpse of the seven-time world champion.
The 50-year-old New Zealand physiotherapist, who Hamilton previously described as “one of the best things that has ever happened to me”, will stay at Fiorano after rejoining his Mission 44 team.
After arriving in Italy earlier in the week, Hamilton was immediately given a tour of the Ferrari factory with luminaries including his new team principal Frederic Vasseur.
He also met with key figures, including his new race engineer, Riccardo Adami, who remains in the role having performed the same role for Hamilton's predecessor, Carlos Sainz.