Ferrari team principal, Fred Vasseur, has been caught issuing orders to his new Formula 1 driver, Lewis Hamilton, in a social media release from the team. The seven-time world champion may be entering a fresh environment for the 2025 season, but there will be at least some familiarity between Hamilton and his new team boss.

Toto Wolff has said Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes exit was “right for both of us” as the team principal looked ahead to the 2025 F1 season. After 12 years and six world titles together, Hamilton and Mercedes parted ways at the end of last season with the British driver sealing a blockbuster move to Ferrari for 2025 and beyond.

After speaking Italian in a speech to his Ferrari colleagues, Lewis Hamilton has done something which Michael Schumacher allegedly avoided. That claim comes from respected F1 correspondent José M. Zapico,

Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton has delivered a special address to his new Ferrari team, putting in the effort to deliver his latest message in Italian. The British racing icon is adjusting to life at the Scuderia after spending 12 highly-successful seasons with his former Mercedes team, based in Brackley.