Lewis Hamilton says his decision to sign for Ferrari was a “total leap of faith” driven by “gut feeling”. The seven-time world champion shocked the F1 world last February when he announced he would be leaving Mercedes in order to complete a blockbuster switch to rivals Ferrari.

Lewis Hamilton may be waxing lyrically about his move to Ferrari, but for some of the people in the Scuderia’s engineering department, his arrival is also the realisation of their personal dreams. Hamilton announced early last year that he’d signed a multi-year contract to join Ferrari,

Lewis Hamilton has waved to a crowd of waiting fans as he drove a Ferrari Formula 1 car for the first time since joining the Italian team for the 2025 season.