🏎️ Bahrain Pre-Season Race Details

In this week’s email:

• Bahrain Pre-Season Race Details

• Ferrari stock rises amidst Hamilton signing

• Leclerc was aware of Hamilton’s Ferrari plans

• 16 ex-F1 drivers to race in Le Mans

Bahrain Pre-Season Racing Details 📺

F1 cars plan on being back on track with pre-season testing at Bahrain International Circuit.

This is a week before the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix on the 29 February-2 March so preparations are underway for the upcoming F1 season. 

When is F1 pre-season testing? 

• Date: 21-23 February

• Start time: 2am Eastern Time/10am local time on Wednesday 21 February

American viewers can only watch pre-season testing via F1TV.

Ferrari stock rises amidst Hamilton signing 📈

On the news that Lewis Hamilton was going to sign with Ferrari for the 2025 season, their stock ended up rising 12% or around $1.6B in increased market capital and up 15% over the last month.

Leclerc was aware of Hamilton’s Ferrari plans 🧐

Charles Leclerc was aware of Lewis Hamilton’s signing prior to the news breaking few weeks ago.

Leclerc stated, “Obviously these kinds of deals are not finalized overnight, it takes times. I was aware of those discussions before signing my deal. So it didn’t come out as a surprise after signing.”

16 ex-F1 drivers to race in Le Mans 🏎️

The Le Mans race drivers were just revealed and there will be 16 ex-F1 drivers joining the race including Mick Schumacher. Some of the cars entries for the race include Alpine, Ferrari, and Toyota to name a few.