Lewis Hamilton has broken his silence after being involved in crash during his second test session with Ferrari. The seven-time F1 world champion left Mercedes at the end of the 2024 season after activating an exit clause in his contract and signing a lucrative deal with Ferrari, said to be worth £40 million per year.

Lewis Hamilton has provided his first public statement since crashing his Ferrari in testing. He has posted to social media to express his eagerness for the F1 Australian Grand Prix, the 2025 season-opener and his race debut for Ferrari.

Taking to social media after the reported accident, F1 journalist Scott Mitchell-Malm wrote: "Lewis Hamilton crashed during Ferrari’s private test with its 2023 #F1 car at Barcelona. Made contact with the barriers and caused damage that can be repaired today.

The incident happened during a three-day test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in the team’s 2023 F1 car.

Lewis Hamilton crashed on the second day of testing a 2023 Ferrari Formula One car at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya on Wednesday. The seven-times world champion, who had a first test run with his new team at their Fiorano track last week and is still adapting to his new surroundings after leaving Mercedes,

Lewis Hamilton crashed during the second day of Ferrari's private test at the Circuit de Cataunya on Wednesday, a source has told ESPN.

The seven-time F1 world champion was driving the 2023 Ferrari F1 car in a behind-closed-doors test when he lost control in the final section of the Barcelona circuit

Ferrari are not at all concerned about Lewis Hamilton’s test crash having declared it is “perfectly normal” as he learns the limits of the Ferrari F1 cars. Hamilton’s immersion programme with his new team continued at the Circuit de Catalunya this week with the Briton once again behind the wheel of a 2023 SF-23.