Motor racing-Hamilton feeling flashback to 2007 ahead of Ferrari debut

FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 - Scuderia Ferrari and Puma celebrate 20 Years of Collaboration - Maranello, Italy - March 4, 2025 Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton during the event to celebrate Scuderia Ferrari and Puma's 20 years of collaboration REUTERS/Massimo Pinca/File Photo

MARANELLO, Italy (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton's first race for Ferrari in Australia next week is reminding him of how he felt ahead of his Formula One debut for McLaren in Melbourne in 2007.

The seven-times world champion, the sport's most successful driver with 105 grand prix victories and 202 podiums, said at an event for Ferrari partner Puma on Tuesday night that the excitement was building.