FORMULA One fans are convinced that the WINDOWS down Lewis Hamilton successful his Ferrari photo-shoot person a concealed meaning.
Hamilton drove his caller SF-24 for the archetypal clip this greeting after arriving astatine Ferrari's HQ successful Maranello.
The Brit posted a photograph connected societal media of him lasting extracurricular a reddish location and next to a scarlet reddish Ferrari F40 connected Monday.
But the picture, extracurricular the location of squad laminitis Enzo Ferrari, sparked a chaotic mentation online.
Fans noted that the location had 7 windows - a imaginable hint towards the fig of World Drivers' championships Hamilton has won.
But it was the reddish doorway successful the middle, with the yellowish emblem supra it, that had F1 enthusiasts excited.
People projected that the doorway whitethorn symbolise that his accomplishment volition unfastened the gates to him winning a record-breaking eighth title.
Hamilton, who has logged the astir race wins successful F1 history (105), tied Michael Schumacher's 7 titles successful 2020.
A twelvemonth later, his historical rubric combat with Max Verstappen saw him controversially miss retired connected breaking the record.
Race manager Michael Masi was sacked from his relation for his "human error" mistake successful the last race of the season.
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The Aussie failed to travel strict information car rules successful the Abu Dhabi GP finale and acceptable up a final thigh showdown betwixt Hamilton and Verstappen.
The upshot was that Verstappen on caller tyres was capable to pass Hamilton half a thigh from the extremity of the race and triumph the title.
Start of F1 races volition look precise antithetic successful 2025 with large alteration for archetypal clip successful implicit a decade
Hamilton, 40, volition anticipation the iconic reddish brings him caller joyousness and luck connected the way this year.
One viral X idiosyncratic captioned their post: "7 windows and a doorway to 8th! 👑♥️."
While different instrumentality said: "Ferrari knew what they were doing with this photograph - manifesting immoderate destiny close here."
A 3rd added: "Hopefully Lewis tin locomotion done that eighth door!"
Hamilton wrote connected Instagram: "There are immoderate days that you cognize you’ll retrieve everlastingly and contiguous is 1 of those days.
"I’ve been fortunate capable to person achieved things successful my vocation I ne'er thought possible.
"But portion of maine has ever held connected to that imagination of racing successful red.
"I couldn’t beryllium happier to realise that imagination today.
"Today we commencement a caller epoch successful the past of this iconic team, and I can’t hold to spot what communicative we volition constitute together."
He becomes the 13th British operator to contention for Ferrari in F1.
The 40-year-old is pursuing successful the footsteps of Nigel Mansell, Eddie Irvine and John Surtees - the past Brit to triumph the satellite rubric successful reddish successful 1964.
Ollie Bearman, who volition thrust for Haas connected the 2025 grid, became the the archetypal Brit to thrust for Ferrari successful the 21st period in Saudi Arabia last season.
Hamilton's deal, reported to beryllium worthy £363million including salary, bonuses, representation rights and sponsorships, volition tally until 2027.
The Brit has conscionable implicit a period to easiness into beingness successful scarlet reddish earlier pre-season investigating commences successful Bahrain connected February 26.
F1 2025 grid
Here are the confirmed operator enactment ups for the F1 2025 season:
Red Bull: Max Verstappen and Liam Lawson
Ferrari: Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes: George Russell and Kimi Antonelli
McLaren: Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri
Aston Martin: Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll
Williams: Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz
Sauber: Nico Hulkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto
Alpine: Pierre Gasly and Jack Doohan
RB: Yuki Tsunoda and Isack Hadjar
Haas: Ollie Bearman and Esteban Ocon