14/06/2025 23:00
Lewis Hamilton has explained he is yet to find a home in Italy
having joined Ferrari at the start of the current F1 season. The
British driver switched Mercedes for the Maranello-based squad over
the winter. It was a move that will billed as the biggest in the
championship's history. In doing so, he left the most successful
pairing F1 has seen, with six drivers' championships and eight
constructors' titles in 12 seasons. On track, his Ferrari tenure
has gotten off to an underwhelming start, given the significant
expectation and fanfare that accompanied him to the Scuderia.
However, the 40-year-old admitted he is falling "in love" with the
country, despite not residing there currently. "Honestly, it's
pretty amazing," the seven-time F1 drivers' champion told media,
including RacingNews365 , when asked about his experience so far.
"I'm loving traveling to Italy. "I haven't yet found a spot there –
I haven't made a decision exactly what I'm going to do – but I am
lacking in the lingo area. So that's still something I'm thinking
about. "But I love going to Maranello. The more I see of Italy, the
more I fall in love with the place – with the culture, with the
buildings, the architecture. There's a real romantic feeling when
you're in Italy." Translating to results Expanding on life away
from the paddock, Hamilton shared that he "couldn't be happier"
outside of F1. The 105-time grand prix winner also underlined how
committed he remains to making that translate to success on
circuit. "But honestly, it's been a whirlwind of a year," the
Ferrari driver explained. "I've got great new brand partners that
I'm working with. I'm working on new projects... I've got lots of
business ventures that are going really well. "Everything generally
outside of the racetrack is going amazing, and I'm working as hard
as I can to make sure that's reflected also in my results. So yeah,
I couldn't be happier in that respect." Addressing the Italian
team's disappointing start to the campaign, Hamilton outlined the
current situation. Having had to settle for consistent points
finishes aside from a sprint win and podium, in China and Miami
respectively, he conceded the Prancing Horse must improve the SF-25
whilst juggling the twin challenge of also working on next season's
car. "I want to be at the front, obviously," he said. "Generally,
we need to bring more performance to our car. We've had one upgrade
in Bahrain. Hopefully soon we'll have another. "We're also in that
period where we have to start working on next year's car. The car
I'm racing right now is not a car that I've had input in developing
and evolving over the past four years. "So I'm driving a car that
Charles has obviously been a part of developing, knows very, very
well, and has its challenges. But I'm enjoying that challenge."
