Lewis Hamilton has woke up an unprecedented wave of ardour amongst Ferrari followers. For that reason, Maranello, often silent and reserved, is at present underneath literal siege, enveloped in a feverish power. For years, the Ferrari headquarters and the Fiorano monitor haven’t witnessed such a vibrant crowd, mad for the seven-time world champion. It’s a legendary entrance, an occasion that, if there have been ever a necessity, certifies Lewis’s standing. He’s right here to win, and nothing else issues. Each step and each phrase feeds that ambition, and it’s clear he started engaged on this dream on Monday.
Yesterday, the Italian facet known as him again to necessities. On the coronary heart of the manufacturing facility, Lewis Hamilton meets with the racing division to conduct the required briefings. The technical plan is studied, particulars noticed. The F1-75 is a automotive from the 2022 championship, however even outdated single-seaters maintain beneficial secrets and techniques. Having the chance to cross-check information with simulations stays essential. It could appear trivial, however in Components 1, each lap is a lesson. The Brit is aware of this nicely. Between conferences and checks, Lewis is immersing himself in Ferrari’s universe, studying its rhythms and the language of his workforce.
It doesn’t cease there. He desires to contribute, to depart his mark. He brings with him the data of somebody who has constructed empires behind the wheel, years spent intertwining his destiny with Mercedes’s. Now, within the dwelling of the Prancing Horse, that have can turn into a present. But, one thing additionally flows the opposite approach. Right here in Italy, amongst partitions steeped in historical past and the faces of technicians, Lewis is discovering one other world. An surroundings that, we’re sure, will change him, as Ferrari has all the time modified anybody who has left their coronary heart there. And for Hamilton, will probably be no completely different.
Amidst this state of affairs, there are those that amuse themselves. They seemingly didn’t know what else to do and thought one thing like: “Come on… let’s mess with the Italians a bit.” That’s the primary thought that involves thoughts studying the title of an article, if it might probably even be known as that, the place the identical idea is reiterated within the second paragraph. Naming the publication or the journalist, who’s fairly aged, doesn’t curiosity us. It will give them undeserved publicity. Essentially the most putting factor is observing the crass tradition that, sadly, sometimes emerges from such warped minds.
Lewis Hamilton was supposedly dressed like an ideal “mafia boss,” based on this English phenomenon. His clothes was described as unsuitable for his first day as a Ferrari driver. Come on, yeah… they simply needed to stir the pot, little doubt about it. We’d fairly suppose that than consider it’s a jab at Ferrari by a “prestigious” newspaper. It’s additionally true that the editor-in-chief allowed this remark to be made about Ferrari. Nicely, so be it. However this double sensationalist commentary makes us suppose they may be accustomed to such antics over there, missing something substantial to put in writing about.
The standard report based mostly on a press launch, just a few trite remarks up shut, they usually carry dwelling the end result, proper? That’s the way it appears, doesn’t it? Ferrari couldn’t care much less, and rightly so. In any case, stooping to this stage can be pointless. Seeing Lewis Hamilton in comparison with a mafia boss by a paper from his personal nation exhibits how a lot it irks this particular person to have misplaced such a expertise. And the way prepared they’ll be to criticize him from the very first Grand Prix if issues don’t go nicely. One thing we don’t have many doubts about.