First drive for Ferrari was one of the best feelings of my life - Hamilton posted 30 laps at Ferrari’s Fiorano test circuit.

Crowds of fans have gathered in Maranello in anticipation of Lewis Hamilton's first track outing as a Ferrari driver at Fiorano on Wednesday.

Lewis Hamilton 's Ferrari debut got off to a bizarre start, leading to disappointment for many of his fans who had gathered to see their hero in action. The seven-time Formula 1 champion's preparations for the new campaign have been ramping up this week following his stunning switch to the Scuderia from Mercedes during the off-season .

Newly signed Formula 1 driver for Scuderia Ferrari HP and seven-time world champion, British racer Lewis Hamilton had his first training session at the Fiorano track in Maranello, Italy.

Lewis Hamilton has described his first experience of driving a Ferrari Formula 1 car as one of the best feelings of my life.

Lewis Hamilton expressed that his debut outing in a Ferrari Formula 1 car was “one of the best feelings of my life” as he completed 30 laps at the team’s Fiorano track. Hamilton’s maiden appearance commanded mass attention as spectators, the media and photographers alike all lined the vantage points that surround the venue.

Formula 1 Hamilton Ferrari - Lewis Hamilton is ready to write a new chapter in his extraordinary career. Tomorrow, January 22, the seven-time World Champion will make his long-awaited debut at the wheel of a Ferrari on the Fiorano circuit.

Crowds gather as Lewis Hamilton drives a Ferrari Formula 1 car for the first time at the team's Fiorano test track.

Never mind that elusive eighth World title, this year Lewis Hamilton is chasing the “ultimate achievement” in Formula 1: a World Championship with Ferrari. Almost 12 months after announcing he would be leaving Mercedes to join Ferrari,