Lewis Hamilton on Ferrari debut: 'I am not here to prove anything to anybody'

One day from now, Lewis Hamilton will officially be racing for the first time for Ferrari. The 40-year-old British driver signed a multi-year deal with Ferrari earlier and will be making his debut at the weekend's Australian Grand Prix.

Hamilton was with Mercedes for the last 12 years and won six out of his seven world titles there. The former world champion, however, had said that he has nothing to prove as he gets ready to start a new chapter in the red.

'Really believe Ferrari deserve success'

Hamilton added that he is not facing any pressure from the outside but is driven by his desire to do well.

“I am under no assumptions it will be easy. I don’t feel the pressure. The outside pressure is non-existent for me. The pressure is from within and what I want to achieve,” he said on Thursday, ahead of the Australian GP in Melbourne.

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“I am not here to prove anything to anybody. I have done it time and time again. I know what it takes to do a good job and that’s what I want to deliver, for myself, and my family, for this team that I really believe deserve success.

“They are so driven and maybe they have not had as much success as they would like and deserve. Just want to work towards and contribute to doing it.”

Hamilton added that he is still getting used to the Ferrari car.

“I am still learning this new car, which is quite a lot different to what I have driven all through my career,” Hamilton said. “Ferrari power, after all my career with Mercedes, is a different feel, different vibration.

Besides winning seven F1 titles, Hamilton also holds the records for most wins (105), pole positions (104), and podium finishes (202).