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THE $400,000,000 HAMILTON-FERRARI ERA BEGINS IN MARCH - ARE YOU READY?

In a move that no one ever thought would happen, the world’s winningest Formula One driver left the team that he raced for over 12 seasons - Lewis Halimton signed up with Scuderia Ferrari. With the Mercedes-AMG Petronas team, Sir Lewis won six driver’s championships to tie Michael Schumacher’s record, and in that stint, he took an amazing 84 wins. Formula One and Hamilton fans didn’t think he’d ever leave the Mercedes crew, but with wins not coming as easy as they used to, it seemed it was time for a change. In an astounding deal, the driver with the nickname of Billion Dollar Man will earn a reported $400,000,000. That’s a guestimate after totalling his race salary and all the associated sponsorships. The thing is, even though the time with Mercedes was so good, it still wasn’t a team as iconic as Ferrari and if you read all the news around this story you’ll quickly figure that Hamilton actually always wanted to be part of the Ferrari team. It’s not clear how many Mercedes fans will convert to be part of the Tifosi, especially after spending loads of money on expensive F1 merch - do fans follow teams or drivers more? We’ll find out when the 75th season of Formula kicks off in China in March. Ferrari recently released a statement about the new team setup... 

Lewis Hamilton’s Scuderia Ferrari HP adventure is now underway. Early this morning, the seven-time world champion arrived at the team’s Maranello headquarters at via Enzo Ferrari 27. From there he went to the Fiorano track where, against the backdrop of Enzo Ferrari’s house, in the small square now named after the only other seven-time Formula 1 world champion, Michael Schumacher, he was met by Team Principal, Fred Vasseur and Ferrari CEO, Benedetto Vigna. The traditional “first-day” photos were taken there and even the weather helped to make Lewis feel at home, with some typically British overcast skies and drizzle. Also on hand was a Ferrari F40, Lewis’ favourite supercar.

Meetings and total immersion. Next on Lewis’ agenda was a short visit to the Fiorano house and the pit garage, with Vasseur and Vigna, including a look at the famous office, from where Enzo Ferrari would watch his team at work. Hamilton then returned to the Scuderia HQ, where he met the management team and Piero Ferrari, before embarking on a daylong total immersion programme, visiting all the various departments to get to know the team. The work continues tomorrow with more technical meetings and briefings as preparations get underway for what will be a very busy season.

“There are some days that you know you’ll remember forever and today, my first as a Scuderia Ferrari HP driver, is one of those days. I’ve been lucky enough to have achieved things in my career I never thought possible, but part of me has always held on to that dream of racing in red. I couldn’t be happier to realise that dream today. 

I’m incredibly grateful to John Elkann, Benedetto Vigna, Fred Vasseur and everyone at Ferrari for their trust in me and making me part of this family. I’m so excited to start this new era and to meet and work with a hugely talented and inspiring group of people. I’m dedicated to bringing everything I have to deliver for the team, the wider organisation and the fans.

Today 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.” Lewis Hamilton

Take a look at the YouTube video that will get you up to speed about this new era in Formula one that sees the world's top F1 driver mover over to the Ferrari team: Everything You Need to Know Before Lewis Hamilton’s First Ferrari Test | F1 Unchained

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