Lewis Hamilton sent his Ferrari colleagues into raptures by delivering a speech at the factory… in Italian. Having called time on his record-breaking 12-season stint with Mercedes, Hamilton steps into a completely new and unique culture at Ferrari, effectively the Italian national team. And it is clear that his adaptation is progressing nicely.

Hamilton’s next appearance for Ferrari is set to take place on 19 February - in their new 2025 challenger. Ferrari are unveiling their SF-25 a day after the F175 season launch at London’s O2 Arena on 18 February and are expected to complete an initial shakedown run, with both Hamilton and Leclerc getting a chance to sample the car.

Lewis Hamilton picked up some valuable track time at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya earlier this week, but it was not all plain sailing for the Brit with a crash on the second day of testing

Hamilton’s speech will bring a smile to the face of F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali. The former Ferrari boss told Autosport: “He is learning to speak Italian and to understand how to integrate into our culture. “I told him it is fundamental for him to be able to do this as well. In Ferrari, he will find a different environment than before.”

Hamilton ditching the Mercedes team with whom he was with for 12 seasons - claiming six championships and 84 race victories in that time - and instead joining the most successful and iconic team on the F1 grid represents arguably the biggest driver signing in the history of the sport.

Lewis Hamilton is settling into his Ferrari cockpit well, according to the authoritative Italian specialist sports newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport. Amid rumours of

Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton has delivered a special address to his new Ferrari team, putting in the effort to deliver his latest message in Italian. The British racing icon is adjusting to life at the Scuderia after spending 12 highly-successful seasons with his former Mercedes team,