Lewis Hamilton crashed throughout his third outing for Ferrari through the crew’s personal check operating in Barcelona.
Sky Sports activities Information understands Hamilton was completely wonderful and that the incident was considered the form of regular scenario that may occur in such testing periods.
The crash occurred on Ferrari’s second of three days of operating on the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, the venue for the Spanish Grand Prix, with Hamilton sharing driving duties within the crew’s 2023 automobile with new team-mate Charles Leclerc.
Leclerc was because of take over the automobile within the afternoon however didn’t run after Hamilton’s accident.
It was Hamilton’s third day within the SF-23 total following his eagerly-anticipated debut at Fiorano, Ferrari’s personal check observe, final week the place he accomplished an preliminary 30 laps.
The checks in two-year previous vehicles are permitting Hamilton to acclimatise to his new crew’s programs, vehicles and dealing practices on the observe forward of his first season at F1’s most-famous crew.
The exact particulars of Wednesday’s incident in Spain when Hamilton went off the observe are usually not at present recognized, with Ferrari not offering operating updates on the behind-closed-doors three-day session.
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Take a better look as Ferrari’s driver duo of Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc get set for the upcoming System 1 season. X/Twitter credit score: @ScuderiaFerrari
Hamilton in Ferrari crimson – the most recent photos
Hamilton started his week within the SF-23 in Barcelona on Tuesday afternoon after Leclerc had first pushed the automobile through the morning, with Ferrari offering recent photos of the seven-time world champion of their well-known colors each on observe and dealing with the crew’s engineers. (All photos courtesy of Scuderia Ferrari).
Ferrari’s January testing with Hamilton defined
Ferrari’s new 2025 automobile continues to be in growth forward of its launch (February 19) and pre-season testing (February 26-28), however F1’s sporting rules permit for the Testing of Earlier Vehicles (TPC), beneath sure restrictions, with groups this yr capable of run their challengers from 2023, 2022 or 2021 exterior of race weekends and official 2025 testing.
The Scuderia have unsurprisingly opted to finish their early January operating with the newest automobile allowed, the 2023 SF-23.
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Followers erupt in cheers and chants as Lewis Hamilton arrives on the observe for his first check session with Ferrari.
However F1’s rules solely permit 4 of a crew’s whole TPC days for a yr (20) to be with present race drivers.
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Sky Sports activities’ Craig Slater heads to Maranello to seize the historic day that Tifosi welcomes Lewis Hamilton for his first check as a Ferrari driver.
However there’ll nonetheless be alternatives for the pair to get on observe earlier than Ferrari’s 2025 automobile is launched, with Pirelli check days for 2026 tyre growth in 2024 mule vehicles additionally happening over the subsequent month with sure groups. Hamilton is once more set to characteristic at Barcelona in such a tyre check subsequent week.
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