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Lewis Hamilton has returned to testing duties for Ferrari in a Pirelli tyre test at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya.

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A change has been confirmed to Charles Leclerc ’s testing programme with Ferrari, prompted by a huge incident caused by Lewis Hamilton. The Formula 1 world champion has recently undergone his first tests with Ferrari, alongside team-mate Leclerc, where they both shared the SF-23 over the course of three days in Barcelona.

Ferrari and McLaren have been testing tyres for Pirelli for the 2026 season, and the opening day saw Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc in action on behalf of Ferrari. On the Spanish track, the seven-time world champion was just slightly quicker than the Monegasque.

Lewis Hamilton crashed during the second day of Ferrari's private test at the Circuit de Cataunya on Wednesday, a source has told ESPN.

The incident happened during a three-day test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in the team’s 2023 F1 car.

It seems as though Lewis Hamilton might still be figuring out his footing at Ferrari's testing days. At least, based on the fact that the seven-time Formula 1 champion crashed during his second test day with the team, while testing in Spain.

Lewis Hamilton has reportedly beaten his team-mate Charles Leclerc ’s test times, during their outing with Ferrari at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. The new team-mates underwent their first official test days in Barcelona last week, where they took to the track in the SF-23 as part of Formula 1's Testing of Previous Car" (TPC) rules.

Lewis Hamilton was back behind a Ferrari F1 car on Tuesday as his preparation for the 2025 season continued in Barcelona. This time, Hamilton got the opportunity to drive Ferrari’s 2024 challenger - the SF-24.