Ferrari have made a major announcement following the signing of Lewis Hamilton from Mercedes ahead of the F1 2025 season.

Ferrari has history of looking to recent F1 drivers to support its race team line-up, having worked with Giovinazzi — the driver Zhou replaced at Sauber in 2022 — in recent years. The team announced last year that one of its reserves, Robert Shwartzman, would not be returning in 2025 after his move into IndyCar.

The Briton took part in a Pirelli tyre test for 2026 alongside Charles Leclerc, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri

Lewis Hamilton will conduct no further TPC (Testing of Previous Cars) for Ferrari ahead of the 2025 F1 season. This is because he has already maxed out on the amount of mileage allocation permitted under F1’s rules. Teams are limited over the season to 20 days of TPC running per year, with only one car available per outing.

Lewis Hamilton fans have sent a clear message to Ferrari Formula 1 team over their preference on the team's 2025 driver duo ahead of the upcoming season opener. The new season is set to get underway at the Australian Grand Prix for Hamilton's first weekend racing in red from March 14 to 16, 2025.

Lewis Hamilton’s TPC outings have concluded for F1 2025 after the new Ferrari driver hit the maximum allocation of four days as he familiarised himself with the team’s procedures in an SF-23. Hamilton and Ferrari have made the most of Formula 1’s Testing of Previous Car [TPC] regulations in the build-up to the seven-time World Champion’s first season in red.

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And the seven-time World Champion does not have long to wait, as according to autoracer.it, Ferrari will let their SF-25 loose around Fiorano on February 19, mirroring their 2024