Lewis Hamilton says he “could not be more excited” as he embarks on his new career at Ferrari in 2025.
The seven-time champion, whose contract with the Italian team started on 1 January, said he was “embracing new opportunities, staying hungry, and driving forward with purpose”.
Hamilton chose a post on LinkedIn to make his first comments since joining Ferrari, adding: “Let’s make it one to remember.”
He wrote: “Moving to Scuderia Ferrari, there’s a lot to reflect on. To anyone considering their next move in 2025: embrace the change.
“Whether you’re switching industries, learning a new skill, or even just taking on new challenges, remember that reinvention is powerful. Your next opportunity is always within reach.”
Hamilton has also posted on social media a picture of him racing in karting as a boy wearing a helmet in red, Ferrari’s colour.
He joins Ferrari on the eve of his 40th birthday on 7 January as team-mate to Charles Leclerc in what many in the sport regard as the strongest driver line-up on the grid.
Ferrari finished 2024 on a high, narrowly missing out on beating McLaren to the constructors’ championship.
Leclerc scored more points than any driver – and Ferrari more than any rival team – from the Dutch Grand Prix, the race after the sport’s summer break, to the end of the season.
Hamilton has a short but intense period to adapt to his new team before the start of the season in Melbourne, Australia on 14-16 March.
Ferrari have given few details of their plans for Hamilton, but he will visit the factory, drive the simulator, and do some days in a 2023 car, activities aimed at getting used to the new team and the way the car is operated.
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