Lewis Hamilton ’s debut F1 outing for Ferrari has resulted in “a state of emergency” being declared in Maranello. That is according to a report by F1-Insider, who claim that Hamilton’s appearances this week have triggered the Maranello Mayor, Luigi Zironi, to call for assistance from neighbouring towns.

The day has finally arrived as Lewis Hamilton completes his first laps as a Ferrari driver in an old car at the team's Fiorano test track.

Lewis Hamilton has driven a Ferrari Formula 1 car for the first time at his new team's test track in Italy. Hamilton started work at the famous Prancing Horse's Maranello factory for the first time on Monday having left Mercedes at the end of 2024 after 12 years with the Silver Arrows.