FIA F1 announcement confirms Lewis Hamilton Ferrari debut date

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FIA announcement confirms Hamilton Ferrari debut date

Hamilton's first race in red will be a historic event

Simmey Hannifin Donaldson Chief Editor

Friday 17 January 2025 20:30

The date of Lewis Hamilton's first Formula 1 race as a Ferrari driver has been officially confirmed.

Fans across the world are itching to see the seven-time world champion in red for the first time, and have been forced to wait for almost a full year after the move was announced early in 2024.

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Hamilton's first outing in a previous Ferrari is set to come at some stage this month, with the team utilising their testing of previous cars (TPC) programme to help get their new star up to speed.

Hamilton will then drive the 2025 Ferrari for the first time in late February, with testing in Bahrain taking place between the 26-28th.

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With the season-opener having been switched from Bahrain to Australia, Hamilton's race debut for Ferrari is set to come in Melbourne, with the Australian Grand Prix set to take place on March 16.

Hamilton's debut for Mercedes back in 2013 also came at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne.

Hamilton will likely be hoping for a stronger debut showing this time around, however, having finished that race in P5 after qualifying in P3 that weekend.

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