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

Andrea Kimi Antonelli was more nervous than he had been for some time. A racing driver’s career can often hinge on sliding doors moments such as these. The 18-year-old wasn’t trying to secure a Formula One drive. He completed that mission months ago when he signed with Mercedes to replace Lewis Hamilton.

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An exciting release has been confirmed for the Ferrari Formula 1 team as seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton prepares for his debut with the Maranello outfit. The F1 legend has now officially made the switch to race in red after exiting his former Mercedes team following 12 successful years with the outfit.

Two days of Pirelli tyre testing -- featuring Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri -- have come to an end at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Spain.

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.

Although the test was conducted for tyres that will be used during 2026 when a huge raft of rules and regulation changes will come into effect, the competitive nature of Hamilton