Lewis Hamilton has already conquered the hearts of the Tifosi with his first appearance in and around Maranello. According to an insider, the Formula 1 superstar is well on the way to taking the Ferrari boss and the team for itself-Charles Leclerc should be warned.
Lewis Hamilton’s start at Ferrari was perfectly staged. In the elegant black coat and suit, the 40-year-old posed an F40 next to him on the occasion of his inaugural visit to Maranello in front of Enzo Ferrari. A dream for every marketing department.
The photo posted by Hamilton on Instagram collected 5.6 million hearts, according to “Planetf1” more than any other Formula 1 picture. For comparison: Charles Leclercs Selfie after his triumph in Monza with the cheering Tifosi complaint in the background “only” comes to 4.6 million likes.
Hamilton has already won the first stable duel with Leclerc on social media. And in general, the Italian F1 journalist Antonio Ghini sees a “masterful” appearance in the British. Above all, it should not be underestimated that Ferrari CEO John Elkann personally was there at the Hamilton Show and posed with the superstar.
Video: He’s there! Hamilton’s inaugural visit to Ferrari
“The fact that Hamilton was so torn to bring the President to the president is not a little thing,” said Ghini at “Motorsport.com”. Elkann was very pleased with attention on social media. “He was like a child in the toy shop,” said Ghini.
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With his aura, Hamilton is able to “not only seduce the entire company, which he did splendidly”. Even the otherwise distant Elkann Taue next to the record champion.
“The president is a cool president, as we know. He is always cool,” explained Ghini. On the other hand, the Ober-Capo of the Reds “really happy” during Hamilton’s inaugural visit.
The fact that Hamilton will quickly try to pull as many Scuderia people as possible on his side is part of the business. Charles Leclerc, declared Crown Prince of the Reds and “Il Predestinato” (the chosen one) for years, may be warned of the new Macchiavelli in Maranello.
Alesi sees exciting duel at Ferrari
However, the truth is on the slopes. How Leclerc will come to the margin with Hamilton as a new stable colleague is now “difficult to predict”, quotes “Planetf1” ex-Ferrari driver Jean Alesi (from 1991 to 1995 Scuderia pilot). Hamilton read the tires and traffic, have experience and basically a “different feeling”, as well as a strong racing pace, said the Frenchman.
“Charles is very strong in qualifying and of course the starting position is always very important. It becomes very interesting what will happen between these two,” said Alesi.