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Hamilton Drives His Ferrari Dream at Monza
Hamilton shared the restored supercar on social media after Ferrari brought it back to life from a garage find.
- On Thursday, Lewis Hamilton arrived at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza in a newly restored Ferrari F40, driving the vintage supercar to the Italian Grand Prix before this weekend's race.
- After spending over a year restoring the vehicle, Hamilton revealed it had been stored in a garage for 30 years before being brought back to life at Ferrari's Maranello facility.
- Mechanics discovered the engine bore the number 44, matching Hamilton's racing identifier, on the F40—a model produced in over 1,300 examples between 1987 and 1992.
- Driving the F40 into the circuit honored Ferrari's heritage during the 30th anniversary of Michael Schumacher's first home win, celebrating the team's history at their own race in Italy.
- Hamilton hopes to secure a record sixth overall win at Monza this weekend, seeking his first Italian triumph for Ferrari to move clear of the five victories he currently shares with Schumacher.
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Hamilton drives his Ferrari dream at Monza
His swagger came with his stylish entrance at the wheel of his newly-purchased dream car, a gleaming 'vintage' Ferrari F40, dressed in his formal winter's best – a dark suit and a heavy tan overcoat. On a hot day, with a heat hazard warning declared for the weekend, it was a bizarre scene, made more extraordinary when the 41-year-old seven-time world champion explained the origins and some details of his car. Hamilton described how he had hunt…
·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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The British pilot acquired an F40 that was saved three decades gathering dust.Today he is undergoing a reconstruction and integral completion in Maranello.
·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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