‘I have to be careful’ – Lewis Hamilton jokes he won’t fit in new Ferrari car as he expresses his love for Italian food

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Lewis Hamilton has jokingly revealed his concerns about not fitting inside this season’s Ferrari car because of his love of pizza.The Formula 1 legend is a little over two weeks away from making his Scuderia debut following his stunning move from rivals Mercedes.Hamilton has revealed his love of Italian foodGettyHamilton has been busy with his preparations for the 2025 calendar by taking to Ferrari’s Fiorano track in Maranello for a test drive.Now that he dons their iconic red colours, it’ll come as no surprise that the 40-year-old has indulged in the popular Italian cuisine.Speaking to the media ahead of testing in Bahrain via PlanetF1.com, he expressed his adoration for the nation’s food offerings.“The honest truth is I’ve had already quite a few pizzas, but somehow I’ve lost weight. Last week I had three pizzas!“I love Italian food, I always have. I remember coming out here and definitely I remember when I was racing Nico [Rosberg] at the time.“When we used to go out and get gelato every freaking night, and we used to eat a lot of pizza, so I think pizza is always the first thing.“Penne arrabbiata has my always been my favourite dish, and then one of my favourites, that I don’t eat now, but I had this unbelievable lasagne, which was made from my first mechanic, who was Luca Del Fante.“And his wife’s mother made me the most insane lasagne when I was 13 years old, and I never forgot about it.”Hamilton then joked: “But yeah, I’m going to have to watch my diet, that’s going to be hard. I’ve got to be careful. “I can’t eat pizzas all year long, otherwise I won’t fit in the car!”Hamilton joked about watching how much pizza he’s eatingAFPFormula 1 drivers require immense strength and fitness to deal with the intense g-forces during Grands Prix.A recent video posted on social media showed Hamilton putting the hard work in to reach the physique required throughout the season.This year in particular has the potential to be historic as he chases a record eighth world championship.Victory would see him surpass Ferrari legend Michael Schumacher and go top of the all-time title rankings in Formula 1 history.Hamilton’s last triumph came in 2020 and he has since finished in second, sixth, third and seventh in the following years.The move to Ferrari offers him a fresh chance of going all the way and further increasing his record of 105 Grand Prix victories.The new Formula 1 season is less than a month awayGettyAll ten Formula 1 teams have a chance to steer themselves into the best possible position for 2025 during testing this weekend.It means fans will get to see Hamilton back in a Ferrari car before the new season commences at the Australian Grand Prix on March 14.