David Coulthard moved to play down the significance of the crash suffered by Lewis Hamilton in the Ferrari Barcelona test.

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 drivers Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton have reportedly left Barcelona before the Testing of Previous Cars session officially ends on Thursday, after

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 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.

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 is continuing to get to grips with life as a Ferrari driver during a private test session for him and teammate Charles Leclerc in Barcelona this week.

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