Hamilton unleashes NEW Ferrari car project... and he has already named it!

Lewis Hamilton wants to take his relationship with Ferrari beyond Formula 1 to help produce a supercar for the Maranello outfit.

Following his arrival at Ferrari, Hamilton posed outside Enzo Ferrari’s house alongside the iconic F40, a car that first built in 1987 to celebrate the Italian marque’s 40th anniversary whilst also being the last car that Enzo signed off on before his death.

Now, Hamilton has revealed his intention to design his own Ferrari supercar and model it off the F40 - calling it the F44 which takes its name from the champion’s driver number.

“One of the things I really want to do is I want to design a Ferrari. I want to do an F44,” he told Robb Report at the Australian Grand Prix.

“Baseline of an F40, with the actual stick shift. That’s what I’m gonna work on for the next few years.”

Hamilton wants to work on his own F40

The original Ferrari F40 project was led by Nicola Materazzi, an Italian engineer who developed several other iconic sports and racing cars such as the Ferrari 288 GTO and Bugatti EB110.

Hamilton’s intention is to put his number 44 on the iconic design whilst giving it a touch of modernity, including perhaps an up to date and more powerful engine.

Ferrari have not confirmed whether they are on board with the project, but a road car project in collaboration with one of F1’s greatest drivers is an idea perhaps too good to resist for the brand.

Earlier this month, Hamilton stepped into another iconic Ferrari model, the Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder, his self-proclaimed dream car and recreated a scene from the classic film Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

Hamilton posted the re-creation to his social media account which has since amassed over a million likes, as he played homage to the film while celebrating his first season with Ferrari.

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