{"id":1560,"date":"2026-09-03T11:07:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T14:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/?p=1560"},"modified":"2026-09-03T11:07:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T14:07:02","slug":"hamilton-arrives-at-monza-paddock-in-ferrari-f40-restored-at-maranello","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f1\/hamilton-arrives-at-monza-paddock-in-ferrari-f40-restored-at-maranello\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamilton arrives at Monza paddock in Ferrari F40 restored at Maranello"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News summary<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Lewis Hamilton arrived at the Monza paddock in a rare Ferrari F40<\/strong>, turning heads ahead of the Italian GP.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The supercar had spent <strong>more than 30 years in a garage<\/strong> before undergoing a restoration project at Ferrari\u2019s Maranello factory.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hamilton described the F40 as <strong>his dream car<\/strong> and said owning one had been a lifelong ambition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lewis Hamilton turned heads as he arrived at the <strong>Italian GP<\/strong> paddock in Monza on Thursday (3), driving a rare Ferrari F40. The seven-time world champion acquired the supercar after it underwent a restoration project carried out by Ferrari in Maranello.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wearing a black suit and beige overcoat, Hamilton arrived at the Italian circuit behind the wheel of the iconic car, which had spent more than three decades sitting in a garage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The vehicle was found covered in dust before being taken to Ferrari\u2019s factory in Maranello, where specialist mechanics and engineers worked for weeks to restore the model to its original condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Iconic. \u2728<br><br>Arriving for Media Day in Italy, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LewisHamilton?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LewisHamilton<\/a> style \ud83e\udd29<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/F1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#F1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/ItalianGP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ItalianGP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5JbMhgMzis\">pic.twitter.com\/5JbMhgMzis<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Formula 1 (@F1) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/F1\/status\/2095431681221992488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 3, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ferrari produced just 1,311 F40s between 1987 and 1992. Today, examples of the supercar can command prices approaching <strong>$3 million<\/strong>. Hamilton\u2019s car also received a personalized license plate featuring <strong>44<\/strong>, the number he uses in Formula 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hamilton revealed that acquiring the F40 fulfilled a long-standing dream and explained his connection with the model on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy own F40. This has been my dream car for as long as I can remember. As a kid, I dreamed of owning one. When I joined Ferrari last year, I made sure I had one with me on my first day in Maranello. That\u2019s how much this means to me,\u201d Hamilton said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese cars are works of art and incredibly rare, so when I found this one, covered in dust after sitting in a garage for more than 30 years, I knew I had to bring it home.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFirst to Maranello, where the factory\u2019s specialist engineers and mechanics worked for weeks to bring it back to life. A huge thank you to everyone involved in this project. This really was a dream come true,\u201d Hamilton concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ferrari F40 was launched in 1987 and became one of the most iconic supercars in the history of the Italian manufacturer. Its lightweight construction and twin-turbocharged V8 engine reflected Ferrari\u2019s focus on delivering uncompromising performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hamilton\u2019s arrival in the F40 adds another layer to his relationship with Ferrari. The British driver joined the Italian team in 2025 after 12 seasons with Mercedes and continues to race in Formula 1 with the No. 44.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Italian GP takes place this weekend, from September 4 to 6, at Monza. <strong>GRANDE PR\u00caMIO<\/strong> will cover all the action from the <strong>Italian GP<\/strong>, the 13th round of the 2026 F1 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1. Which Ferrari did Lewis Hamilton bring to Monza?<\/strong><br>Hamilton arrived at the Italian GP paddock in a Ferrari F40, one of the most iconic road cars ever produced by the Italian manufacturer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2. How many Ferrari F40s were produced?<\/strong><br>Ferrari produced 1,311 examples of the F40 between 1987 and 1992.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3. How long had Hamilton\u2019s F40 been stored before its restoration?<\/strong><br>The car had spent more than 30 years in a garage before being taken to Ferrari\u2019s factory in Maranello for restoration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seven-time world champion brings one of Ferrari\u2019s most iconic cars to the Italian GP after acquiring the F40 following a restoration project at Maranello<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1020313565,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"42wp_featured_image_caption":"Lewis Hamilton arrived at Monza driving his Ferrari F40","42wp_featured_image_credits":"Ferrari","42wp_featured_video":"","42wp_ai_content_disclaimer":"","42wp_is_ai_content":false,"42wp_featured_image_hidden":false,"42wp_authors_list":[],"footnotes":"","42wp_hide_from_automatic":false,"42wp_breaking_news":false},"categories":[5],"tags":[56,63,152],"42wp_author":[140],"class_list":["post-1560","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-f1","tag-ferrari","tag-lewis-hamilton","tag-monza","42wp_author-kaio-esteves"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1560","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1560"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1560\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1561,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1560\/revisions\/1561"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1020313565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1560"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1560"},{"taxonomy":"42wp_author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/42wp_author?post=1560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}