Not since Michael Schumacher's Ferrari debut has so much of the world's attention been focused on the Fiorano circuit as it was on Wednesday.

The 40-year-old set a time of around one minute per lap, which is slower than teammate Leclerc's 57.6 set a couple of years ago and F1 great Michael Schumacher, who holds the lap record of 55.999 in Ferrari's title-winning F2004 car.

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"That’s still important today and I think Hamilton is one of those who can bring that type of power to the team."

Lewis Hamilton drove a Ferrari Formula 1 car for the first time and described it as “one of the best feelings of my life.”