Lewis Hamilton crashed on the second day of testing a 2023 Ferrari Formula One car at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya.
The seven-times world champion, who had a first test run with his new team at their Fiorano track last week and is still adapting to his new surroundings after leaving Mercedes, was unhurt in the crash on Wednesday.
for older models like the SF-23 that Hamilton drove on Wednesday in Spain. Official preseason testing for the new season’s cars starts in Bahrain on February 26 and will continue till February 28.
Hamilton will partner with Charles Leclerc at Ferrari, who have been without a driver’s title since 2007, but hope to change that in the 2025 season, which begins with the Australian Grand Prix, scheduled from March 14 to 16.
Current-specification cars are strictly prohibited from being tested by F1 teams, but earlier versions, such as the SF-23 that Hamilton drove in Spain on Wednesday, are exempt from the regulations. Beginning on February 26 and lasting until February 28, Bahrain will host official preseason testing for the upcoming season’s automobiles.
