“There are some days that you know you’ll remember forever,” said Lewis Hamilton upon starting his first day at the new job—rhat job being a driver for the most famous Formula 1 team of them all, Scuderia Ferrari.
You’ve all seen the image of Lewis dressed like he’s about to make you an offer you can’t refuse, standing outside Enzo Ferrari’s old office in front of an F40—his favorite Ferrari, apparently. Oh, you haven’t? Here you go:
Now, the seven-time champion has pulled on the iconic red race suit and strapped himself into a Ferrari F1 car for the first time to go on a little tour around Fiorano, Ferrari’s home circuit.
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Apparently, he took a hot ride in Ferrari’s 2023’s rosso contender, a car that in Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz’s hands finished 5th and 7th respectively that season. It’s Lewis’s first taste of a race-bred Ferrari engine after an entire career spent with Mercedes.
“We start a new chapter in the history of this iconic team, and I can’t wait to see what story we will write together,” said Lewis after his first day at his new job.
Watch: Lewis Hamilton’s first day at Ferrari
NOTE: This story first appeared on TopGear.com. Minor edits have been made.
