Hamilton back on track for Ferrari at Fiorano as F1 action continues in April

Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari have been back out on track this week to help Pirelli with some valuable development work.

While no races are being held in April, some teams are still in action to support the tyre manufacturer’s testing programme.

After Red Bull and Racing Bulls stayed behind in Japan for two days of running, Ferrari are taking part in a test (across Thursday and Friday) at their Fiorano track, while Mercedes and McLaren are preparing to head to the Nurburgring for another session from April 14-15.

Ferrari’s test is dedicated to the development of wet-weather compounds – Hamilton completing 142 laps (some 423 kilometres) on Thursday as he worked through runs on full wet and intermediate tyres.

The Fiorano track surface was artificially watered using an irrigation system, which created consistent wet conditions for Pirelli to extract data from.

Check out photographs of Hamilton’s running in the gallery at the top of the page.