16/05/2025 10:40
Lewis Hamilton has stated being inside the Ferrari motorhome for
the European races marked another realisation of his position
within the team. Hamilton made the switch from Mercedes to Ferrari
for the current season, ending his long-standing partnership with
his former team. The seven-time champion has endured a difficult
start to life at the Italian squad and currently sits seventh in
the drivers' standings. Hamilton is partaking in his first Italian
race as a Ferrari driver this weekend at Imola, which commences the
European leg of the season. As he continues to get acclimatised to
his surroundings, Hamilton admitted he ran into difficulties
navigating the Ferrari motorhome at Imola. "Everything is kind of
like a new experience," he told media including RacingNews365 "It
is the first time that I have been to one of the European races and
seen the motorhomes. I got here and didn't know where I was going -
I had to get someone to show me round." Hamilton revealed he has
long held a desire to step inside the Ferrari motorhome for the
European races but never had the courage to do so as a driver from
a rival team. "I have seen these hospitality trucks since I started
in F1 in 2007," he added. "I've walked past them and never been
inside. If I'm really honest, I was scared to set foot inside as I
was from another team. "I never went past the first step. Today is
the first time walking around this building and it's another
realisation that I'm here. "And also it's just that you know that
Italians are passionate and that there is passion around Ferrari.
"But it's a lot more than you expect when you are actually in it
and it is beautiful."
