LEWIS HAMILTON STARTS A NEW CHAPTER WITH FERRARI

Hamilton's last championship was in 2020 and he was enroute to a record-breaking eighth title in the 2021 season finale until a controversial finish gave the title to Max Verstappen, who has since gone on to win four straight titles with Red Bull...

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Lewis Hamilton says he is “exactly where I’m supposed to be” after an emotional first day on track in Ferrari’s new car. After the previous night’s glitzy Formula 1 season launch in London, Hamilton got behind the wheel of the new Ferrari SF-25 for the first time at the team’s Fiorano test track. Thousands of fans — most clad in Ferrari red — had gathered outside the fences surrounding the track to get a glimpse of their new hero.

Some even cut down a tree for a better view. Asked to pick a word to describe the day’s sensations, Hamilton struggled initially but he insisted he wanted to do Bette than the suggestion of “very good,” before settling on “emotional.” “Of course I’ve seen from the outside Ferrari over the years, the drivers over the years and how they’ve been received by their fans, ‘the tifosi,’” Hamilton said.