There may be no Formula 1 racing action in April but Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari have been out on track this week.<\/p>\n
Seven-time world champion Hamilton<\/a> and Ferrari<\/a> completed two days of tyre testing with Pirelli at the Scuderia\u2019s Fiorano test track on Thursday and Friday.<\/p>\n The programme is providing Pirelli some valuable data to help the development work on its 2027 tyres.<\/p>\n The test was dedicated to the development of Pirelli\u2019s wet tyre compounds, with Fiorano being artificially soaked using an irrigation system. As such, Pirelli could extract data from both its intermediate and full wet tyres.<\/p>\n Hamilton completed 142 laps (423km) in Ferrari\u2019s 2026 challenger, the SF-26, on Thursday and was back on track again on Friday to conclude the two-day test.<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Pirelli confirmed that Hamilton set a quickest time of 1m01.031s on the opening day of running at Ferrari\u2019s private test track.<\/p>\n \u201cThe first day of Pirelli testing dedicated to the development of wet-weather compounds concluded today at the Fiorano circuit,\u201d the Italian manufacturer said at the end of Thursday.<\/p>\n \u201cLewis Hamilton completed 142 laps of Ferrari\u2019s private track, covering a total of 423 kilometres, as he tested various Full Wet tyre configurations throughout the morning and into the early afternoon.<\/p>\n \u201cThe programme then concluded with a number of runs on different Intermediate tyre variants to round off the day.<\/p>\n \u201cThe track was artificially watered using the circuit\u2019s irrigation system, creating consistent wet conditions, with ambient temperatures reaching 21\u00b0C.<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n \u201cThe fastest lap of the day was a 1:01.031.<\/p>\n \u201cThe British driver will be back on track tomorrow to continue the wet-weather testing programme.\u201d<\/p>\n