Lewis Hamilton has admitted it's 'incredible' after achieving on the front cover of EA Sports' F1 video game series for the first time.
The veteran has endured a rough start to life at Ferrari ever since joining the team from Mercedes following a remarkable stint with the Silver Arrows.
Hamilton could only finish 10th at the Australian Grand Prix on a day when Lando Norris secured glory.
And the 40-year-old was then disqualified from the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday, along with Charles Leclerc, as Oscar Piastri won the race.
Hamilton's stock has fallen ever since 2021.
However, he remains F1's biggest poster boy having won a joint-record seven titles throughout his career.
Hamilton has now made his first solo cover appearance in the EA F1 series, with the former Mercedes and McLaren star posing in red on the Iconic Edition.
And the Stevenage-born racer has now hailed that achievement, admitting it's 'incredible'.
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He said: "Moving to Scuderia Ferrari HP is such an exciting new chapter of my career, and it feels incredible to have this moment represented on the EA Sports F1 25 Iconic Edition cover.
"I'm so energised and hungry for this next part of my Formula One story and love that racing fans and players get to experience that with me through the game."
Hamilton has appeared on the cover of EA's F1 series in the past.
However, the 40-year-old has usually been accompanied by other drivers - meaning this is the first time he's been on the box alone.
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Meanwhile, on Sunday, Hamilton and Leclerc struggled with their radio instructions from Ferrari engineers.
This was a factor in their disqualification from the race, with the pair left frustrated by their failure to get any points.
And Ferrari chief Fred Vasseur has insisted there will be an inquest, with the 56-year-old saying: "I think this is a joke from FOM because the first call came from Lewis.
"Lewis asked us to swap, but to create the mess around the situation they broadcast only the second part of the question. We will discuss with them."
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Ferrari have since released a statement insisting their disqualification from the action was a 'mistake' and something they'd learn from.
“Car 16 [Leclerc’s] was found to be underweight by 1kg and car 44’s rearward skid wear was found to be 0.5mm below the limit," they said.
"We will learn from what happened today and make sure we don’t make the same mistakes again.
"Clearly it’s not the way we wanted to end our Chinese GP weekend.”
Hamilton is currently preparing for the Japanese Grand Prix.
That race will take place at the Suzuka Circuit on April 6 (6am).
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