Ferrari unveiled its 2026 F1 Challenger throughout a shakedown in Italy this morning, however followers are all fearful after a sudden cease on observe.
The Italian workforce made its debut at Fiorano with the SF-26 making its on-track debut with Lewis Hamilton behind the wheel for the primary time.
After a disappointing 2025 season for Ferrari, with zero wins, the workforce will intention to compete on the high as soon as once more this yr.
Lewis Hamilton, who struggled significantly all through his debut season with the Scuderia, may even be aiming for an enormous step ahead after final season when he failed to attain a podium in any of the 24 Grands Prix.
Hamilton had the distinction of driving the SF-26 for the primary time throughout a moist run at Fiorano, however followers have been left scratching their heads after footage emerged of him abruptly stopping on the observe throughout an illustration.
Lewis Hamilton driving a Ferrari SF-26 throughout shakedown at Fiorano
What triggered Lewis Hamilton to cease on the observe?
The occasion was not broadcast to the general public, however media and plenty of followers attended, and video footage of Hamilton stopping his automotive on the observe was posted on-line.
Footage additionally circulated on social media displaying a mechanic driving across the observe, gathering the automotive and returning it to the storage.
This naturally led to a number of hypothesis on-line that Ferrari’s new automotive had already encountered issues throughout its first run.
Ferrari shortly moved to cancel plenty of the claims circulating, however the workforce defined {that a} mechanical situation didn’t trigger the automotive to cease.
As an alternative, Hamilton was informed to cease deliberately because of the restrict on the quantity of run allowed to his workforce.
Since it is a demo occasion for shakedown functions solely, the driving distance will probably be solely 15km.
Ferrari stated Hamilton accomplished two and a half laps and was instructed to cease his automotive and permit teammate Charles Leclerc to finish two and a half laps in accordance with the restrictions.
