Lewis Hamilton took his first spin in
his new Ferrari at the Fiorano test circuit wowing fans
Wednesday.
Many fans of La Rossa didn't want to miss the historic day and
braved the cold and fog to line the track near Modena with
flags, banners and chants for the British seven-time world
champion and also his new partner Charles Leclerc.
Hamilton, 40, who shares the record for F1 titles with ailing
Prancing Horse legend Michael Schumacher of Germany, was not
driving this season's race car, which will be unveiled in London
on February 19, but he said it was still "good to get to grips
with a Ferrari" ahead of the start of the world championships in
Melbourne on March 16-18.
Hamilton's outing at Fiorano fell within what the sporting
regulations define as TPC, an acronym for Testing of Previous
Cars, i.e. tests with cars from past years.
In these circumstances, the teams can use single-seaters that
are at least 2, 3 or 4 years old, in this case therefore dating
back to 2021, 2022 or 2023.
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