As for the technical side, Charles and Lewis did their laps in not the best weather, but they got back in the swing of things and immersed themselves in the track environment prior to the first proper test in a month’s time in Bahrain. It was also a warm-up for the team in the garage. That was the sole purpose of today.

Lewis Hamilton shared snaps of his first day as a Ferrari driver, posing next to a Ferrari F40 at Enzo Ferrari's Fiorano office.

Lewis Hamilton drove a Ferrari Formula 1 car for the first time and described it as “one of the best feelings of my life.”