Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes dressed all in red arrives on the paddock during the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (Source: Getty)
Lewis Hamilton celebrated his 40th birthday today (January 7th), and amongst the wishes the British driver received, one came from his new team for the 2025 season. Ferrari wished the seven-time world champion for his special day on Instagram through a reel of a birthday cake.
Hamilton was announced to be joining Ferrari at the beginning of last year, before the 2024 F1 season began. He recently completed his final season with his old team Mercedes, and is scheduled to start driving in the Italian team's car towards the end of this month at the Fiorano Circuit for his first testing session.
Hamilton will reportedly be driving either the 2022 or 2023 car for testing. His first time driving the 2025 Ferrari car will be in Bahrain during the pre-season testing session at the end of February, about a year after the announcement. The driver will join Charles Leclerc who will commence his sixth season with Ferrari.
