Purple Bull F1 mechanic Calum Nicholas sees Lewis Hamilton’s swap to Ferrari as “actually thrilling” and that the seven-time world champion needs to be “fired up” at his new crew.
Hamilton’s transfer to Ferrari is the main speaking level heading into the 2025 F1 season.
Over the previous few weeks, Hamilton has began life at Ferrari with a primary journey to Maranello.
After assembly his new crew on the Maranello headquarters, Hamilton drove a Ferrari F1 automotive for the primary time.
Two subsequent assessments in Barcelona adopted as Ferrari now gear up for the launch of their 2025 F1 challenger subsequent week.
Hamilton is predicted to get yet another outing on observe earlier than pre-season testing in Bahrain, which kicks off on the finish of the month.
Hamilton and Leclerc will work “effectively collectively”
Nicholas has been at Purple Bull for 10 years, along with his present position centred across the energy unit.
He has additionally been integral to Purple Bull’s run of world-record pit stops over time.
Talking on TalkSport as a part of a press tour selling his new e book ‘Life within the Pit Lane’, Nicholas was requested about Hamilton – and the way the 40-year-old will fare in 2025.
“It’s actually thrilling,” Nicholas replied. “I feel in case you’re going to get one of the best out of Lewis, it’s going to be when he’s fired up like a brand new alternative like this at Ferrari.
“I feel we’re all conscious it clearly means a fantastic deal to him. Ferrari, with its historical past and keenness, is one thing that quite a lot of drivers wish to have as part of their careers.
“It is going to be actually thrilling. I feel he and Charles Leclerc will work very well collectively. I feel from the restricted interplay I’ve with Charles, he appeared just like the form of man who’s all the time going to wish to study from somebody with type of the expertise of Lewis and I feel Lewis will take nice pleasure of taking the crew again to glory.”
Nicholas and Purple Bull will probably be hoping to proceed their streak of world titles in 2025.
Max Verstappen has received the final 4 consecutive drivers’ titles, stretching again to 2021.
