Sir Lewis Hamilton has spoken out for the first time after he crashed during a pre-season test which caused ‘significant damage’ to his Ferrari. The seven-time Formula 1 champion’s Ferrari career began last week and he has been testing some of their older cars in order to get acclimatised with his new team.

Lewis Hamilton will drive again for Ferrari next week in a Pirelli tyre test, after his last Barcelona session on Wednesday ended prematurely when he crashed the SF-23

Ferrari’s rollout of Lewis Hamilton has hit its first bump in the road. According to multiple reports Hamilton crashed during testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, home of the Spanish Grand Prix and site of three days of pre-season testing for Ferrari ahead of the 2025 campaign.

Ferrari have confirmed that their 2025 F1 car will be called the SF-25, in line with their last two Scuderia challengers. Lewis Hamilton will debut in scarlet red this year and is set to drive the SF-25 for the first time at the official three-day pre-season test in Bahrain from 26-28 February.

When news emerged on Wednesday that Lewis Hamilton had crashed the 2023 Ferrari car in a private test in Barcelona, the natural response was that his acclimatisation in scarlet red wasn’t quite going according to plan.

Ferrari have announced the official name of the first F1 car Lewis Hamilton will drive with the team in 2025. The official Ferrari site are currently running a sale with up to 30 per cent off their existing F1 merchandise ahead of Hamilton’s arrival.

The seven-time F1 champion walked away unharmed, but the crash canceled Wednesday's running for Charles Leclerc