Lewis Hamilton has taken to social media this week to compliment his new team-mate's F1 helmet.
Hamilton has joined Ferrari for the upcoming campaign after bringing the curtain down on his long and highly successful stint with Mercedes in 2024.
The seven-time champion made his on-track debut with Ferrari at Fiorano last week and is continuing his test programme in Barcelona across the coming days.
As Ferrari builds towards the launch of its car next month, Charles Leclerc posted his new helmet on social media.
Leclerc has retained the theme of red and white, reflecting his Monaco origins while also utilising the traditional colour of Ferrari.
Hamilton responded to the post, with his one-word comment generating almost 50,000 likes.
“Clean,” Hamilton stated, voicing his approval for the colour scheme.
In addition to the red and white helmet livery, one side of the design features the text 'Papa' with the other side reading 'Jules'.
This is in reference to Leclerc's father who passed away several months before Leclerc made his F1 debut with Sauber in 2018.
The other side relates to former F1 driver Jules Bianchi, who died in 2015 as a result of injuries sustained at the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix. Bianchi was Leclerc's godfather.
Hamilton has also unveiled his own helmet for the upcoming year and will sport a yellow scheme for his debut campaign at Ferrari.
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