Hamilton reflects on Ferrari move as ‘iconic new era’ officially begins

Lewis Hamilton has spoken about realising his “dream” of racing for Ferrari on his first day at Maranello.

The seven-time F1 drivers’ champion has joined the Scuderia ahead of the 2025 season, having enjoyed the most successful partnership in the history of the series during his 12-year tenure at Mercedes.

The British driver will hope to add the elusive eighth drivers’ title to his record, as well as ending Ferrari’s longest-ever championship drought.

The Italian team has not won either the drivers’ or constructors’ crown since 2008, when it won the latter – also the first of Hamilton’s seven triumphs, when he was racing for McLaren.

To commemorate the career highlight, the 105-time grand prix winner posted a photo of himself at Maranello, alongside a Ferrari F40. He also shared some thoughts on the momentous occasion. 

“There are some days that you know you’ll remember forever and today, my first as a Ferrari driver, is one of those days. I’ve been lucky enough to have achieved things in my career I never thought possible, but part of me has always held on to that dream of racing in red. I couldn’t be happier to realise that dream today,” the 40-year-old wrote on Instagram.

“Today we start a new era in the history of this iconic team, and I can’t wait to see what story we will write together.”

The social media post is below.