Revealed: What Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton said in first Italian speech

Lewis Hamilton has been showing off his Italian during a visit to Ferrari's F1ꦍ factory.

Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton showed off his Italian when he addressed staff at Ferrari’s F1 base.

The seven🥃-time world champion is continuing his adaptation to his new team after completing a blockbuster switch from Mercedes following 12 years with the Silver Arrows.

Hamilton, who activated a break clause in his Merc💯edes🐈 contract to make the move to Ferrari, has been making an effort to learn Italian and embrace the famous team’s unique culture.

T👍he 40-year-old Briton made a highly-anticipated first visit to Ferrari’s Maranello headquarters last month and has been getting to know the factory and team.

On Wednesday, footage circulated on social media of Hamilton putting his new skill to the test, as he delivered a speech in Italian to the f𒉰actory for the first 🅷time.

It has now been revealed what Hamilton, who was joined on stage by 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc and Ferra💟ri team principal Frederic Vasseur, told his ne🌠w teammates.

"T🥀hank you all for your warm welc𒁃ome,” Hamilton said, as per Italian publication .

(RIP Duo 😔) lessons have paid off! 👀🇮🇹

The 7x F1 world champ was in Maranello speaking to Ferrari staff in their native language 👏

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Ahead of his debut season in the iconic red of Ferrari, Hamilton has been carrying out an extensive pre-season private testing programme𒈔.

Hamilton made his on-track debut for Ferrari in their 2023 car at Fiorano, before having a furtherღ outing in the SF-23 at Barcelona.

Despite suffering a crash during his second test, Hamilton is repor𓆉ted to have made positive progress with familiarising himself to Ferrari🌠’s cars and procedures.

He then got the chance to pilot a modified version of Ferrari’s 2024 car as part of a 2026 tyre test for Pi🤡relli.

H꧂amilton will get his first taste of Ferrari’s 202ꦬ5 challenger on 19 February in a shakedown run at Fiorano.

Following that, Hamilton and Leclerc will get 🤡to properly put the SF-25 through its paces during official pre-season testing in Bahrain from 26-28 February.

Hamilton’s eagerly-anticipated Ferrari race debut will come at the season-o💯pening Australian Grand Prix on 16 March. 

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