Dave
Honorary Master
@Icemanbrfc have you and the other Ferrari fan here booked flights to Maranello yet?
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If you want a last-minute booking for a night in Maranello to catch a glimpse of Lewis Hamilton in red, there are still availabilities although traffic could be a nightmare with reports that a ‘state of emergency’ has been declared.
Maranello has been besieged by Tifosi, and the majority are there for one man: Lewis Hamilton.
Monday marked the seven-time World Champion’s first official day as a Ferrari driver, Day One arriving almost 12 months after he first announced he’d be a Ferrari F1 2025 driver.
The Briton spent the day posing for photographs outside Ferrari found Enzo Ferrari’s iconic house, met with team boss Fred Vasseur and his new race engineer Riccardo Adami, and drove the Scuderia’s simulator.
Amid a very busy day, he also found the time to sign autographs and pose for photographs with Ferrari’s ever-faithful Tifosi. On Monday, and for the next three years, they are his fans too.
And they have reportedly flocked to Maranello to see the seven-time World Champion, perhaps even catch a high-speed view of him as he zooms past in a Ferrari F1-75 during his debut test at the team’s private Fiorano circuit.
It’s hype and anticipation that has not been witnessed since Michael Schumacher swapped Benetton for Ferrari in 1995.
And it is bringing Maranello to a standstill.
According to F1-Insider, a ‘state of emergency prevails in Ferrari country’ after Maranello’s mayor Luigi Zironi asked surrounding towns for support to cope with the onslaught of fans.
Meanwhile, Motorsport.com reports ‘hotels in the Sassuolo area are fully booked’ while police are enforcing ‘stricter security measures’ near the factory and the track.
'State of emergency' declared as Lewis Hamilton 'mania' sweeps Maranello
Maranello has been besieged by Ferrari's Tifosi, and the majority are there for one man: seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton.
www.planetf1.com
If you want a last-minute booking for a night in Maranello to catch a glimpse of Lewis Hamilton in red, there are still availabilities although traffic could be a nightmare with reports that a ‘state of emergency’ has been declared.
Maranello has been besieged by Tifosi, and the majority are there for one man: Lewis Hamilton.
Monday marked the seven-time World Champion’s first official day as a Ferrari driver, Day One arriving almost 12 months after he first announced he’d be a Ferrari F1 2025 driver.
The Briton spent the day posing for photographs outside Ferrari found Enzo Ferrari’s iconic house, met with team boss Fred Vasseur and his new race engineer Riccardo Adami, and drove the Scuderia’s simulator.
Amid a very busy day, he also found the time to sign autographs and pose for photographs with Ferrari’s ever-faithful Tifosi. On Monday, and for the next three years, they are his fans too.
And they have reportedly flocked to Maranello to see the seven-time World Champion, perhaps even catch a high-speed view of him as he zooms past in a Ferrari F1-75 during his debut test at the team’s private Fiorano circuit.
It’s hype and anticipation that has not been witnessed since Michael Schumacher swapped Benetton for Ferrari in 1995.
And it is bringing Maranello to a standstill.
According to F1-Insider, a ‘state of emergency prevails in Ferrari country’ after Maranello’s mayor Luigi Zironi asked surrounding towns for support to cope with the onslaught of fans.
Meanwhile, Motorsport.com reports ‘hotels in the Sassuolo area are fully booked’ while police are enforcing ‘stricter security measures’ near the factory and the track.
