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Topics: Lewis Hamilton, Formula 1, Ferrari
Marcus Chan
Details of Lewis Hamilton's first-ever Ferrari Formula 1 car have emerged ahead of the 2025 season.
Back in February, the world of F1 was shaken to its core after it was confirmed that seven-time world champion Hamilton would be leaving Mercedes.
The Brit, who had been with the Brackley-based team since 2013, will be making a high-profile move to Ferrari ahead of the new season.
From the 2025 campaign onwards, Hamilton will be partnering Monegasque star Charles Leclerc.
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Ahead of the new season, which will begin with testing in February, some details of Ferrari's car have emerged.
As reported by Racing News 365, some radical changes are expected to be made as the Italian team look to challenge McLaren and Red Bull Racing for the world title.
The report stated: "The most obvious change, and one known for some time is the change from push-rod suspension at the front to pull-rods, complete with a front-of-chassis re-design.
"The rear suspension pull-rods will remain, but this does not mean the kinematics of the rear of the change will not change, with a further shortening of the gearbox expected."
In addition, it has been suggested that the sidepod air inlets are set to be placed in a different position and shrunk back to fend off the air turbulence which comes from the front wheels.
Speaking at the end of the 2024 season, Ferrari team boss Fred Vasseur spoke about the 2025 car.
As reported by Formule.nl, he said: "We won’t know until Bahrain whether the car is competitive. Sometimes you only realise in retrospect what risks you have taken. The car will be completely new - less than one per cent of the parts come from the SF-24.
"It is a completely different project, but that is of course the case for all teams. We cannot say now that 2025 will be our year, but I am confident in the project we are working on."
Vasseur added: "However, it remains a huge challenge. We certainly need to go the extra mile, especially in terms of consistency."
The 2025 F1 season will begin in March with the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.