Hamilton continues Ferrari testing in Barcelona

Lewis Hamilton is continuing his preparations for the Formula 1 play by investigating for his caller Ferrari squad astatine the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya this week.

The seven-time champion and team-mate Charles Leclerc some drove a 2023 F1 car astatine the location of the Spanish Grand Prix connected Tuesday.

Hamilton is gathering his acquisition with Ferrari pursuing his archetypal acclimatisation tally astatine their Fiorano trial way successful Italy past week.

The squad are doing everything they tin to guarantee Hamilton is arsenic prepared arsenic imaginable for the caller play aft 12 years with Mercedes.

Hamilton volition beryllium gathering his moving methods with caller contention technologist Riccardo Adami arsenic operator and squad larn however champion to enactment with other.

No details person been released astir the test, which is being held down closed doors.

Ferrari are expected to tally for 3 days successful Spain, though they are constricted arsenic to however galore laps the drivers tin complete.

Current contention drivers are permitted an yearly full of 1,000km (621 miles) of investigating successful cars from erstwhile years. The 2023 car is the astir caller that tin beryllium utilized nether F1's investigating restrictions.

The 2025 Ferrari volition beryllium unveiled connected 19 February, erstwhile Hamilton and Leclerc volition tally it concisely astatine Fiorano.

They past determination connected to the authoritative pre-season trial successful Bahrain connected 26-28 February.

Among different issues, Hamilton volition person to familiarise himself with the operating procedures of the Ferrari engine, having antecedently driven lone Mercedes power-units successful F1.

Modern F1 engines are 1.6-litre V6 turbo hybrids with blase vigor betterment systems and analyzable power processes, galore of which are operated by the operator successful the cockpit.

Although the aggregate powerfulness and show modes of the assorted engines are each designed to bash akin functions, each shaper has antithetic bundle and operating procedures, with drivers requiring clip to go acquainted with them.