It was an announcement that transcended the sports world and carried over into the world at large. Family members and friends who knew nothing about Formula 1 were asking for a comparison, and the idea of Tom Brady leaving the New England Patriots for the New York Jets, or the Dallas Cowboys, was quickly offered as a comparison.

The reaction to Lewis Hamilton’s first drive in a Ferrari left one of his F1 rivals shocked. This week the seven-time world champion drove for the Italian team for the second time, taking part in three days of testing in Barcelona.

Ferrari have officially ended a set of pre-season tests, after a mixed week of running in Barcelona. Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc both got some track time in the 2023 edition of the team's Formula 1 car, the SF-23, at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

The incident happened during a three-day test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in the team’s 2023 F1 car.

Ferrari have confirmed that their 2025 F1 car will be called the SF-25, in line with their last two Scuderia challengers. Lewis Hamilton will debut in scarlet red this year and is set to drive the SF-25 for the first time at the official three-day pre-season test in Bahrain from 26-28 February.

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Lewis Hamilton got behind the wheel of a Ferrari Formula One car for the first time in a test for his new team on Wednesday. It was announced in February the seven-time world champion would be joining Ferrari ahead of the 2025 F1 season,

When news emerged on Wednesday that Lewis Hamilton had crashed the 2023 Ferrari car in a private test in Barcelona, the natural response was that his acclimatisation in scarlet red wasn’t quite going according to plan.