Lewis Hamilton returns to F1 track with Ferrari for crucial Pirelli wet weather test

There could also be no Components 1 racing motion in April however Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari have been out on monitor this week.

Seven-time world champion Hamilton and Ferrari accomplished two days of tyre testing with Pirelli on the Scuderia’s Fiorano take a look at monitor on Thursday and Friday.

The programme is offering Pirelli some helpful knowledge to assist the event work on its 2027 tyres.

The take a look at was devoted to the event of Pirelli’s moist tyre compounds, with Fiorano being artificially soaked utilizing an irrigation system. As such, Pirelli may extract knowledge from each its intermediate and full moist tyres.

Hamilton accomplished 142 laps (423km) in Ferrari’s 2026 challenger, the SF-26, on Thursday and was again on monitor once more on Friday to conclude the two-day take a look at.

Pirelli confirmed that Hamilton set a quickest time of 1m01.031s on the opening day of working at Ferrari’s personal take a look at monitor.

“The primary day of Pirelli testing devoted to the event of wet-weather compounds concluded immediately on the Fiorano circuit,” the Italian producer mentioned on the finish of Thursday.

“Lewis Hamilton accomplished 142 laps of Ferrari’s personal monitor, masking a complete of 423 kilometres, as he examined varied Full Moist tyre configurations all through the morning and into the early afternoon.

“The programme then concluded with numerous runs on totally different Intermediate tyre variants to spherical off the day.

“The monitor was artificially watered utilizing the circuit’s irrigation system, creating constant moist situations, with ambient temperatures reaching 21°C.

“The quickest lap of the day was a 1:01.031.

“The British driver can be again on monitor tomorrow to proceed the wet-weather testing programme.”

Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc didn’t participate and has as a substitute been specializing in simulator work at Maranello. 

Ferrari’s outing adopted a Pirelli tyre take a look at carried out by Crimson Bull and Racing Bulls following the Japanese Grand Prix.

Subsequent week, Mercedes and McLaren can be finishing up additional checks for Pirelli on the Nurburgring (14-15 April).

It’s understood that Ferrari will maintain a filming day later this month at Monza that can be used to assist optimise its 2026 energy unit and take a look at objects deliberate for introduction on the Miami Grand Prix on 3 Could.