Lewis Hamilton revealed plans to design a Ferrari supercar which he would call the F44 as a nod to his racing number and basing it on the legendary F40.
Hamilton has always been a fan of Ferrari road cars despite being a McLaren and Mercedes driver up to 2024, but now, having joined the Scuderia, he has big plans for a new super car that will carry his racing number.
As a quick summary, the F40 was Ferrari's way of celebrating their 40th anniversary and was releases back in 1987 and was produced up until 1992.
The car was the last Ferrari to be signed off by founder Enzo Ferrari and featured a twin turbocharged, 2.9L V8 with 471bhp.
It accelerated from 0-100km/h within 4.1s and reached a top speed of 324kph (201mph), the first car to ever cross the 200mph barrier and the fastest in the world at the time of it release.
Now, seven-time Formula 1 champion, Hamilton, wants to build a car based on the F40 which will even have a manual gearbox.
Hamilton teased an image of the widebody Ferrari F40 (pictured) that was built by a Japanese company called Liberty Walk which sparked speculation that he may be collaborating with them on his F44 project.
Speaking to media at the Japanese Grand Prix, Hamilton said: "One of the things I really want to do is I want to design a Ferrari. I want to do an F44.
"Baseline of an F40, with the actual stick shift. That's what I'm gonna work on for the next few years," he added.
Hamilton is currently competing in the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix with Ferrari.
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