Lewis Hamilton said he is eager to get going during
the “most exciting period of his life” at Ferrari, but cautioned of a
transition period as he gets used to a new car.
After 12 years with Mercedes he will race for the
first time in the Ferrari red at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix this
weekend, knowing expectations are high. The seven-time world
champion officially began work at the Scuderia in January after his shock move
and completed 162 laps of testing in Bahrain.
The 40-year-old said it was hard to assess Ferrari’s
place in the pecking order so early in the season.
“Obviously three days in the car, difficult to know
where we stand with everyone else. But we just try to keep our heads down and
just focus on our job,” he said in Melbourne.
“But for me, I mean, I’m just itching to get going, I
guess it’s been a long time coming.”
Kimi Raikkonen was the last driver to lift the world
championship for Ferrari in 2007 and Hamilton tempered expectations about what
he might achieve.
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