Sir Lewis Hamilton has spoken out for the first time after he crashed during a pre-season test which caused ‘significant damage’ to his Ferrari. The seven-time Formula 1 champion’s Ferrari career began last week and he has been testing some of their older cars in order to get acclimatised with his new team.

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff sent just a one-word message to Lewis Hamilton after seeing the first Ferrari photos. Hamilton was unveiled as the Scuderia’s newest superstar on January 20 with a

Lewis Hamilton crashed out on his second day of testing for Ferrari, with his session then cancelled, but the Scuderia are said to be unconcerned by the incident