When Lewis Hamilton put on his Ferrari race suit for the first time ahead of his maiden test for the team last month, he needed a moment to adjust to his new look.
While putting on a set of overalls is automatic for racing drivers, completed thousands of times through their careers, donning the iconic red of Ferrari is an honor bestowed on so few. And after 12 years in the silver and black of Mercedes, this was a big change for Hamilton.
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At last, he was in Ferrari red. The excitement and anticipation he felt had been long in the making. Now, after F1’s season launch in London and his
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