Hamilton joins Ferrari

The Manila Times

Hamilton joins Ferrari  'Today is a huge day for me, it is the first time that I'm a part of a car reveal with the Scuderia Ferrari and it's been something I've been waiting for a long, long time,' says new Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton in a video released by the Italian team.  SCUDERIA FERRARI HP / AFP VIDEO  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net    Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital  Sign up to our newsletters: https://tmt.ph/newsletters   Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #themanilatimes #worldnews #hamilton #ferrari

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00:00So today is a huge day for me. It is the first time that I'm a part of a car reveal with

00:07Scuderia Ferrari HP and it is honestly, it's been something I've been waiting for from

00:14a long, long time. And already entering into this year has been so, so exciting. There's

00:19so much excitement. Coming to the factory for the first time, driving the car for the

00:24first time, meeting the whole team. And I think really that first day when I did meet

00:28the whole team, knowing that they were working on something, on a project, on this new car.

00:35But not knowing what that would look like. It's a really exciting moment because you,

00:41first you get to see just how passionate, how committed every single person is clearly.

00:47And that you share the same dream as every single one of those people. And you get to

00:53now be a part of each other's dream. It's quite unique. And yeah, it's still very,

01:05very surreal. Just never, never, didn't know and didn't honestly think that I would ever

01:11get the chance to be here at Ferrari. So it's something I'm really, really thankful for

01:16and proud to be a part of. So I've been working with the engineers since day two, being at

01:26the factory. Just kind of trying to get to know them and have them get to know me as

01:34quick as possible. Everything's just so different here. Everything's... I remember when I moved

01:42from McLaren to Mercedes, that was a big leap. But it was still the Mercedes engine.

01:49So it was, you know, there were some similarities. But coming here to Italy, everything is just

01:57so different. And the tools in which we use, the language element. But everyone's been

02:07amazing to work with so far. And clearly, everyone's very, very hungry, super driven,

02:14massively committed. And I think for me, it's just really trying to... I've enjoyed the

02:19testing that we've had. Had to find the limits of the car as quick as possible because I

02:23only have a handful of days. And I definitely did that. It's kind of seamless working with

02:30Charles. There's been no dramas. Obviously, I knew that I was coming here. But also, before

02:38it was even announced, Charles and I would always chat over the race weekends. And I

02:44think there's always been a mutual respect between us two. And I think we both knew very

02:52early on, there were a couple of things. He loves playing the piano, plays for sure better

02:57than I do. But we're both into music. And we're both interested in fashion. So outside

03:04of the racing space, we actually have some things that we can discuss. And we've been

03:12getting on really, really well. Last year, we spent a couple of evenings together during

03:17the year in a couple of different races. And had some good laughs. So I know that we're

03:23definitely going to get into some trouble and have some fun during our time here. But

03:28even today, just working on set together, it's just been a pleasure. So I know that

03:38this year, for sure, we're going to be pushing each other and pushing forwards together as

03:42teammates to try and take this team to the front.

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