escaped unhurt after crashing his automotive throughout an check in on Wednesday.
The seven-time F1 world champion, who has moved to the Italian outfit after , is collaborating in a behind-closed-doors check on the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya this week.
But on Wednesday morning, driving the 2023 SF-23 automotive for simply the third time, Hamilton misplaced management within the last sector of the 4.6km circuit and crashed into the obstacles.
Whereas the 40-year-old was unharmed, the automotive’s suspension and aerodynamic components had been badly broken, in keeping with a report from the Italian department of .
The crash has delayed ’s testing stint this afternoon.
Ferrari have booked out the Spanish circuit – dwelling to the Spanish Grand Prix this yr – for 3 days of TPC (Testing of Earlier Vehicles) operating this week, with no public entry or publication of lap occasions.
Hamilton, 40, obtained a in Maranello final week as his two-year contract at Ferrari started.
Hamilton obtained a tour of Ferrari HQ, drove the 2023 automotive across the crew’s in-house Fiorano circuit and greeted 1000’s of followers watching on within the industrial Italian city.
The Brit accomplished 30 laps of the Fiorano circuit, clocking up 89km of driving, as he seemed to dial in with the automotive’s dealing with and traits.
Hamilton is scheduled to participate in a Pirelli tyre check on the 4th and fifth of February on the similar Barcelona monitor, as a part of the tyre producer’s 2026 improvement programme. McLaren are additionally set to participate on this check.
After that, Hamilton might function in additional personal exams for Ferrari in Fiorano earlier than the official three-day pre-season testing takes place in Bahrain from 26-28 February.
The primary race of the 2025 season takes place a fortnight later in Australia on 16 March.
Hamilton is predicted to look on the 10-team season launch occasion, F1 75 Reside, on the O2 Enviornment in London on Tuesday 18 February. Ferrari formally launch their 2025 automotive a day later.
