has accomplished his third testing stint since becoming a member of on Wednesday – with simply over a month till his debut for the Scuderia.
The 40-year-old Briton, who drove the 2023 SF-23 automobile in Fiorano and Barcelona , took half in a Pirelli tyre take a look at on Tuesday and Wednesday on the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
Driving a modified model of final 12 months’s SF-24 automobile to suit the narrower 2026 tyres, Hamilton posted a quickest lap time of 1:15:93 over 87 laps on Tuesday. This time was simply over a tenth-of-a-second faster than ’s quickest time over 86 laps – 1:16:06.
Nevertheless, each instances have been wanting ’ quickest lap within the MCL60 (’s modified 2023 automobile), which was 1:15:21 – although Norris did rack up 159 laps all through the day.
Hamilton and Leclerc shared duties as soon as once more on Wednesday, with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri within the cockpit for the total day. Pirelli are but to launch at this time’s timings.
It’s one other field ticked for Hamilton, although, as he acclimatises to a brand new group following 12 years and 6 world titles with Mercedes.
The seven-time F1 world champion did in Ferrari’s behind-closed-doors take a look at in Barcelona final week, although was stated to be “completely superb” following a shunt in sector three of the 4.6km circuit.
It follows a in pre-season exams forward of his first season with a brand new group, as he did for McLaren in 2007 and Mercedes in 2013.
This week, tyre producer Pirelli’s programme was centered on the event of their slick tyres, forward of latest engine and chassis rules coming into drive subsequent 12 months.
The exact particulars of the drivers’ compound use and run plans weren’t disclosed.
Hamilton may participate in additional personal TPC (Testing of Earlier Automobiles) periods – prone to be at Ferrari’s observe in Fiorano – earlier than the official pre-season take a look at in Bahrain on 26-28 February.
Ferrari formally launch their 2025 automobile – – on Wednesday 19 February, however will reveal their livery on the at The O2 Area in London on 18 February.
Hamilton’s first race for Ferrari would be the season-opening Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park in Melbourne – a venue he has tasted success at two instances – on 16 March.
The race was confirmed this week to have a 3pm native begin time (4am GMT).
