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Lewis Hamilton has finally been able to take the new Ferrari SF-25 Formula One car for an official shakedown. With excitement for the start of this season, people are beyond eager to see what the former Mercedes driver can do in red.
See what Scuderia Ferrari’s team principal has to say about Lewis Hamilton now.
Hamilton reportedly had significant feedback for his Scuderia Ferrari HP team, asking for a number of changes to his car before pre-season testing in Bahrain. Italpassion makes the changes sound minor in its report, with one of the biggest being brake pedal feedback.
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He’s struggled to adjust to his new team and the unfamiliar equipment in Ferraris. Previously, Hamilton ran off a track in Spain at over 200 kmh while testing with the SF-23, delaying his and Charles Leclerc’s training progress by a few days.
In the meantime, LecLerc was not only reportedly faster in his laps behind the wheel of the SF-25, the driver said the shakedown was a “good first sign” of things to come. There’s been considerable speculation how he will stack up against Hamilton at the various Grands Prix, or perhaps the other way around.
Still, many F1 fans have expressed how surreal it is to see Hamilton wearing red and behind the wheel of a Ferrari. After all, everyone is used to seeing the man racing for Mercedes, so this might take more adjustment.
According to Ferrari, the SF-25 while completely new is an evolution of the SF-24 instead of a revolutionary design. One of the changes present on the new car is a new approach to aerodynamics, especially on the belly.
The idea is to better control pressure loss by reducing the size of the tombes. In short, this helps with keeping the air flowing smoothly over the rear at different angles as the driver negotiates turns, increasing stability.
Many in the engineering world seem to be praising the design, but we’ll have to see how the car performs on the track.
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