Lewis Hamilton Aspires to Create a Modern Ferrari F40 with Manual Transmission

Alright, let’s dive into this. Here goes my attempt at rewriting the article, human-style.

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So, here’s the thing. Lewis Hamilton, you know, the F1 guy – seven-time world champ if you’re counting – well, he’s got this wild idea. Wants to whip up a new supercar, and not just any supercar, but something that sends a nod to the legendary Ferrari F40. Why the F40? No clue, but maybe it has something to do with just being iconic or whatever.

Anyway, Lewis switched gears last season. Left Mercedes, jumped on the Ferrari bandwagon for 2025. Kinda got off to a bumpy start, especially in Australia – the pace wasn’t really happening. But man, Shanghai? He came out swinging, snagged pole for the sprint, then just owned that 19-lap race. Suzuka, though? Yeah, not so much. Qualifying was a pain, tires just didn’t want to play ball with him.

Fast forward to Bahrain, and things were looking brighter. More comfy in that SF-25 of his, except the last qualifying lap didn’t exactly go as planned. Ninth on the grid, though by the time the Bahrain GP wrapped, he’d muscled his way up to fifth. Overtakes? Chef’s kiss.

So back to this supercar dream of his. Hamilton’s been dropping hints about a car called the F44 – yeah, I guess his racing number’s gotta be in there somehow. Wants to mold it on the F40’s “baseline” – whatever that means to car buffs. And he’s talking about a manual gearbox. Like, an actual stick shift. Kinda cool, right?

“I really wanna design a Ferrari,” he says – pretty straightforward. Like, direct quote from Motorsport.com if you’re into citations and stuff.

In any case, it’s a daring idea. Maybe it’ll take a few years. Who knows? But you’ve gotta hand it to the guy for dreaming big. Or maybe I’ve just been staring at too many Ferrari posters lately.