Lewis Hamilton crashes Ferrari at pre-season take a look at in Barcelona

Lewis Hamilton has crashed his Ferrari in the course of the crew’s pre-season testing programme in Spain.

The seven-time champion was unharmed after dropping management of the crew’s 2023 automobile on the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Wednesday.

Ferrari declined to touch upon the incident, which occurred on Hamilton’s second day of operating on the Spanish observe, the place he’s sharing the automobile with team-mate Charles Leclerc.

The incident occurred as Ferrari search to embed Hamilton into the crew as successfully as attainable earlier than the beginning of the season on the Australian Grand Prix on 14-16 March.

Ferrari regard the crash as nothing irregular as Hamilton learns the traits of an unfamiliar automobile after 12 years with Mercedes, throughout the important restrictions imposed on testing in F1.

Ferrari are operating a restricted programme within the 2023 automobile, the latest mannequin Hamilton is allowed to drive.

F1’s testing restrictions dictate that present race drivers can full a most of 1,000km (621 miles) of what’s often known as TPC (testing of earlier automobiles) operating.

Hamilton accomplished 30 laps on the crew’s Fiorano take a look at observe on 22 January earlier than he and Leclerc moved on to this week’s three days of operating at Barcelona, dwelling of the Spanish Grand Prix.

Ferrari are giving no particulars of the take a look at, the place Hamilton is studying Ferrari’s procedures and dealing strategies and constructing an understanding with race engineer Riccardo Adami and the remainder of the engineering group.

Ferrari will launch their 2025 automobile at Fiorano on 19 February, the day after F1’s season launch occasion on the O2 in London.

Ferrari will give Hamilton additional testing miles earlier than the launch in a Pirelli-run tyre take a look at.

The crew will run for 2 days subsequent week, additionally at Barcelona, on 4-5 February in a 2025 automobile modified to mirror the impact of the brand new laws being launched for 2026.

McLaren are conducting an identical Pirelli take a look at at Paul Ricard in France this week because the Italian firm seeks to outline its 2026 product.

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