Aiming to win a record eighth drivers’ title, Lewis Hamilton has opened up about the romanticism around Ferrari, his immediate reaction after team principal Fred Vasseur offered him a contract, and the sentiments that motivated his signing with the most successful F1 team of all time. When Ferrari dropped the bombshell on February 1 last…
With pre-season testing wrapped up and the first race in Albert Park just around the corner, Ferrari heads into the 2025 season with a renewed sense of optimism, and team principal Fred Vasseur has pulled off one of the biggest coups in F1 history, securing seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton to join Charles Leclerc in the…
In the third part of an exclusive interview with Pit Debrief, Xavier Marcos Padros, current technical director of Cadillac’s LMDh sportscar program, discussed the different leadership styles of Ferrari F1 team principals Mattia Binotto and Fred Vasseur. Working at Ferrari F1 from 2018 to 2024, and as Charles Leclerc’s race engineer, Marcos Padros noted that…
On the final day of F1 pre-season testing, Ferrari completed 113 laps in total around the Bahrain International Circuit, with Charles Leclerc getting behind the wheel of the SF-25 in the morning and Lewis Hamilton in the afternoon. Barring a brief interruption caused by debris on track that brought out the red flag, the Italian…
The 2025 F1 season began with a grand livery launch of all the teams at the O2 Arena, followed by the Ferrari team’s SF-25’s Fiorano debut as Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc took the SF-25 for a spin and have shared positive first impressions. For Hamilton, the experience went beyond just a first drive and…
Ahead of the F1 Australian GP in Melbourne next month, Ferrari F1 boss Fred Vasseur has opened up on the combination of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton. The news sent everyone into a frenzy last year; 7-time-world champion Lewis Hamilton would join the Scuderia in 2025. Excitement, curiosity, and anticipation were three of the most…
On Wednesday morning, Lewis Hamilton made his long-awaited debut at Ferrari with TPC running at the Fiorano track. The Briton completed 30 laps before his teammate Charles Leclerc took over in the afternoon. First F1 outing of 2025 The 27-year-old, who will enter his seventh season with the team, feels motivated by the buzz surrounding…
Scuderia Ferrari is the first team to announce the launch of their 2025 car. The successor of the SF-24 will be revealed on February 19th in Fiorano. This is one day after the joint launch in London, held to celebrate Formula 1’s 75th birthday. During this event the new liveries will be launched on show…
In his seventh F1 season, Charles Leclerc had his best and most consistent campaign to date with Ferrari in 2024 — the Monegasque driver won three races, finishing P3 in the Drivers’ Championship in the process. Wheel-to-wheel racing and making changes depending on the opponent One of the most impressive traits the 27-year-old has is…
The 2024 chapter has come to a close at the F1 Abu Dhabi GP, with Ferrari coming tantalisingly close to lifting the biggest trophy of the season under the leadership of Fred Vasseur after sixteen long years. Heading into the season finale, the Italian outfit was trailing behind McLaren by 21 points. However, despite Carlos…
