Lewis Hamilton details first Ferrari dry running after 'miserable' F1 testing start

Lewis Hamilton has detailed his first dry running in Ferrari's 2026 F1 car, following a "miserable" start in the wet on Tuesday.

Hamilton's first track action at the five-day Barcelona test came on Tuesday afternoon in wet conditions, before finally getting to drive the SF-26 in the dry on Thursday morning.

The seven-time world champion completed 87 laps and was 1.573s adrift of Kimi Antonelli, who was the quickest driver during the morning session.

It marked further steady progress for Hamilton and Ferrari, who ran the C1 and C2 compounds.

However, due to cool track temperatures, generating heat and finding grip proved a challenge, resulting in a harmless spin.

Despite the conditions, Hamilton and Ferrari completed their programme, marking another step in the right direction.

"It was nice to get out in the dry and do some running, because obviously our first day was in miserable wet weather," Hamilton said on Thursday afternoon.

"And yeah, it was good to get out and kind of see—obviously, I drove at Fiorano for just one or two laps, I think—just to get a feel for the car.

"So it was great to be able to get some running and understand the tyres. We ran the C2 and the C1. It’s so cold that the tyres aren’t really working all that well.

"But we got through our programme and gained a bit of an understanding of where the car is at and where we need to improve."