Lewis Hamilton is ready for Ferrari debut

The words of Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton è was the big star of the Melbourne press conference: "I’ve been very, very lucky to have had this fantastic career in F1. Starting with McLaren here in 2007 è was an epic feeling, then continuing with a new team in Mercedes è was incredibly special. What I feel right now reminds me a little bit of my first year. Several times I have looked at the box of the Rossa and being in the garage now è something really nice".

"Pressure? It doesn’t bother me becauseé the pressure I put on myself è always been 10 times higher than any other. The team has not put any pressure on me. I have expectations, I know what I can bring, I know what I can offer and I am aware of what it will take to achieve that. It is just a matter of putting my head down and working hard. I come with a very open mind to this weekend".

"It’s about starting a season, finding a good rhythm,” he added.

I’m still getting to know this new car that è quite different from the ones I’ve driven throughout my career. There’è a different way of working from the team. You look at things from a different perspective, which makes it challenging. This è definitely the most exciting time of my life, so I’m just having fun".

Goal conclusion: “We’ve only been in the car three days, so è it’s hard to know where we are compared to everyone else, but we’ve just been trying to keep our heads down and focus on our work. We expect a close fight“.