Lewis Hamilton says his first month as a Ferrari driver “couldn’t have been better”, and he “slowly connects” with the team of team 2025 in front of the first race with them in two weeks.
Hamilton spoke after completing his second run in Ferrari on Thursday in Ferrari’s new SF-25 car at the Bahrain testing, in the morning, in which the 40-year-old set what was the second fastest time of the week.
While the main circle time of testing is rarely accurate indicator of true performance with teams that run different programs and fuel loads, Hamilton achieved a clear note of optimism and positivity at his beginning of life in Ferrari when he spoke after that in TV interviews.
“As you start, it is often very important,” Hamilton said of his first weeks in Ferrari since he arrived in Scuderia in mid -January.
“Last month he couldn’t be different and couldn’t have been better. Things had to happen, Barcelona had to happen.
“Every day was significant and building foundations. While I mentioned that we had to bother a lot in a small time space, we didn’t hurry it.
“Long days, but that’s why we are here. I think it will pay dividends. It will be constantly developing and it will feel merciless, I feel easy in terms of geling with a team. I didn’t have to force it and feel at home.”
Hamilton ‘really enjoys driving 2025 Ferrari
While much of Hamilton’s prospects in the 2025 season – which begins with the Australian GP on March 16th. Sky Sports F1 -This will rest on the competitiveness of Ferrari’s latest challenger, his first season is also determined by his own acclimatization at the SF-25 after a fight for consistency with recent Mercedes cars in the ERI Effect Rules.
Asked if Ferrari’s concept of car 2025 was felt better for him compared to the one he was driving in Mercedes in 2024, Hamilton said, “I think it’s a little early to say, but I really enjoy the car. We are slowly binding.
“Yesterday was so day, it was fine. But we went through all our running plans, we test a bunch of things. I don’t make changes in setting up or directing where we want the car to go, while today he was a little researching my interaction with my engineer.
“So far, I really enjoy driving this car.”
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Drive with Lewis while taking the fastest circle during the morning session of F1 testing in Bahrein
Even when adjusting the Ferrari F1 car differences, Hamilton added: “These days he has been dealing with research. There is still room for researching more and little by little.
“All settings are so different, even the bias of brake brakes is different. I am not necessarily discovering what I had before, but I am learning this new way of working and the way this car has to drive is different and it is a fun trip.
“I feel like a car is below me and responds to my inputs. It’s even more to do, but they are not massively relevant time, you just have to focus on your program.
“We’ll have some feelings tomorrow, but I think they’ll be very close. Everyone has done a great job in the winter, even Williams looks good.”
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