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

Lewis Hamilton has commemorated his first day at Maranello with a social media post. He also shared his thoughts on a "new era" with the "iconic" F1 team.

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 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.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lewis Hamilton (@lewishamilton)

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