Lewis Hamilton breaks silence with six-word message following crash during Ferrari test

Lewis Hamilton has broken his silence after being involved in crash during his second test session with Ferrari.

The seven-time F1 world champion left Mercedes at the end of the 2024 season after activating an exit clause in his contract and signing a lucrative deal with Ferrari, said to be worth £40 million per year.

Hamilton is fulfilling a "childhood dream" in racing for the iconic Italian team and hopes to deliver a first world championship in nearly two decades.

The 40-year-old arrived at the base in Maranello last week and then got behind the wheel by completing 30 laps around their test track in Fiorano.

He returned to a Ferrari vehicle for a second test session at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya this week but it was reported that Hamilton suffered a crash and collided with the barriers.

At 11am on day two of the second test session, Hamilton is believed to have 'lost control' of the team's 2023 car, with 'rather serious' damage to the suspension coupled with minor damage to aerodynamic parts.

There have not been too many details on the crash given the test is taking place behind closed doors but Hamilton has produced his first post since the incident.

Taking to Instagram, he shared a series of snaps from the test session and expressed his excitement about the new season by writing: "First race can’t come soon enough."

Hamilton took to Instagram to post. Image: Instagram/@lewishamilton

Hamilton is poised to be back driving a Ferrari car next week, again in Barcelona for a two-day Pirelli tyre test.

According to F1 journalist Scott Mitchell-Malm, Hamilton was "absolutely fine" following on from the crash, with has been treated as a minor incident as he gets to grips with driving a Ferrari car.

F1 correspondent and presenter Lawrence Barretto echoed the same outlook that the situation was normal as Hamilton starts "exploring the limits of his new machinery".

Hamilton suffered the crash in the SF-23, Ferrari's 2023 car and it followed up a crash on his first test for Mercedes back in 2013 following a brake failure.

According to Auto Sport, the accident did mean teammate Charles Leclerc was unable to get behind the wheel as planned.

He was scheduled to drive in the afternoon but by the time the car was fixed, visibility became too low and so the Monaco driver did not participate in a testing session.