One onlooker was Stella, the Italian having spent a big quantity of his F1 profession at Ferrari in varied engineering roles, working with the likes of Michael Schumacher, Kimi Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso.
“Observing from a distance, I can say that I believe how this has been reported, it was an important introduction of Lewis to Ferrari,” Stella, who moved from Ferrari to McLaren 10 years in the past and have become Staff Principal in early 2023, instructed Sky Sports activities F1.
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“To be trustworthy, as a fan of F1, by having been 15 years at Ferrari earlier than, I felt excited myself to see one thing that’s historic for F1 – a seven-time World Champion going to Ferrari, one of the crucial iconic groups.”
Stella is now fired up for what seems set to be an interesting F1 season, as McLaren try to defend their Constructors’ title – having earned their first since 1998 final season – whereas Crimson Bull’s Max Verstappen targets one other Drivers’ crown and the likes of Ferrari and Mercedes push to get again to profitable methods.