Emerson Fittipaldi has predicted that Italy will come to a standstill when Lewis Hamilton makes his competitive debut with Ferrari.

The first time Hamilton dons the famous red Ferrari colors and gets behind the wheel of one of its F1 cars will be the moment he has longed for throughout his career. It is also set to be a relatively low-key event.

And according to the Italian edition of Motorsport.com, Serra is planning to revolutionise the design to allow Hamilton and Charles Leclerc to get the best out of their vehicles. Serra is said to specialise in vehicle dynamics, and is looking to ensure Ferrari achieve ‘maximum exploitation’ of the new Pirelli tyres for 2025.

Hamilton enjoyed a supreme run of form after the summer break and Vettel’s title hopes suffered a massive blow when he was taken out in Singapore, a race which proved a key turning point in 2017. Back-to-back reliability failures in Malaysia and Japan all but ended Vettel’s hopes before Hamilton wrapped up title number four in Mexico City.

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Italy could come to a standstill on March 16th, Emerson Fittipaldi predicting the “whole” of the country will stop to watch Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari debut. Hamilton will spend his 19th season in Formula 1 as a Ferrari driver having signed a multi-year deal with the Scuderia even before the first race of 2024.