Lewis Hamilton has been actively preparing for his debut season with Scuderia Ferrari, participating in multiple testing sessions to acclimate to his new team and machinery. In a recent Pirelli tyre test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Hamilton drove a modified version of Ferrari's SF-24 car, adapted to accommodate the narrower 2026-spec tyres. Over two days of testing, Hamilton completed a total of 161 laps. 

On the first day, he recorded a fastest lap time of 1:15.93 over 87 laps, narrowly edging out his teammate Charles Leclerc, who posted a 1:16.06 over 86 laps. However, both Ferrari drivers were outpaced by McLaren's Lando Norris, who set the fastest lap of the day at 1:15.21, completing 159 laps. The following day, Leclerc improved his performance, topping the timesheet with a 1:14.971 after 74 laps.