The first photograph of Lewis Hamilton striking a pose with his favorite supercar is the start of his career with Ferrari. We are talking about the iconic Ferrari F40 and Ferrari decided to make his first day extra special by arranging this car to be the backdrop of his first photograph. Pictured standing outside Ferrari headquarters, there is a reason why Lewis loves the F40 and so does the Tifosi as this supercar remains one of the greatest ever. The last supercar to be made under the watch of Enzo Ferrari, the F40 was a landmark shift for the Indian brand. It was made using composite materials and had a claimed top speed of 324 km/h. The ferocious speed was seen in its numbers as it did 0 to 100 km/h in just 4.1 seconds. This was fast and changed the supercar game at that time but the driving experience along with the brutal dedication to speed is what brought it the special iconic status.

Ferrari F40  

The cabin was stark and bare along with a singular focus on driving with saving weight was the agenda here. There was no luxury on offer or nothing much in terms of even creature comforts. The development was done in a record time and the brief was to create a race car for the road. It had Kevlar panels and carbon fiber doors too. The engine was different as it was not a V12- the usual Ferrari favorite but instead, it was a 2.9-liter, turbocharged Ferrari V8 which developed 478bhp- a big figure for those days. However, the real essence of the F40 is its raw and pure driving experience thanks to the manual gearbox plus the driving experience which rewards driver skill rather than spiling one with too many technological frills. The lack of electronic aids and the no-frills racing car for the road philosophy resulted in a singular goal of driving pleasure. A successor to the 288 GTO, the F40 remains one of the most collectible Ferraris ever and only 200 or more cars made it to the US while examples today fetch $3 million or even 4. It seems the current supercars have only increased the love for the F40 and its raw driving experience which cannot be replicated today. No wonder Lewis Hamilton loves it and so does pretty much every supercar lover.