Lewis Hamilton details Ferrari F40 restoration
The Ferrari F40 purchased by seven-time F1 champion and current Scuderia driver Lewis Hamilton has an eerie connection to the Briton.
Last month, Lewis Hamilton revealed he had achieved one of his life-long dreams by purchasing a Ferrari F40, the late 1980s and early 1990s star which was one of the world’s first supercars.
At the time, Hamilton said he had found the F40 in ‘barn find’ specification having been garaged for more than three decades, with restoration works already underway via Ferrari's Classiche program.
It didn’t take long for the F40 to surface, with Hamilton taking it to the 2026 Italian Grand Prix, where he posed for photos with the Ferrari on Monza’s famed banked corners, though he has now provided an update about the restoration works undertaken on his supercar.
In a video posted to YouTube, the arrival of the F40 at Maranello was documented, showing that the 1991-built car had completed just 69km since new, as its previous owner reportedly drove it home and parked it up straight away.
With the twin-turbo 2.9-litre V8 removed, Ferrari’s mechanics were able to find a special link between the F40 and Hamilton, revealing it had been fitted with engine number 44 – the same as what the Formula 1 champion has had as his racing number since 2014.
Since revealed with vanity ‘44’ plates, Hamilton has admitted he’s unsure on how much to drive the F40, as its already low usage and now extensive restoration means it’s likely one of the closest to factory examples surviving.
