Lewis Hamilton crashed during the second day of Ferrari's private test at the Circuit de Cataunya on Wednesday, a source has told ESPN.

The incident happened during a three-day test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in the team’s 2023 F1 car.

Formula 1 Racing star Lewis Hamilton's move from Mercedes to Ferrari got off to a bit of a bumpy start. During a preseason testing session in Barcelona

The reason behind Lewis Hamilton 's first Ferrari crash has been revealed, after a less than perfect first track day away from Maranello. The seven-time world champion completed his move to the Scuderia over the winter, and has been getting accustomed to the team's 2023 car before he's finally allowed to step into the 2025 edition.

It seems as though Lewis Hamilton might still be figuring out his footing at Ferrari's testing days. At least, based on the fact that the seven-time Formula 1 champion crashed during his second test day with the team, while testing in Spain.

Lewis Hamilton took to the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Tuesday in a Ferrari SF-23 from the 2023 season as part of Ferrari's second Testing of Previous Car

Taking to social media after the reported accident, F1 journalist Scott Mitchell-Malm wrote: "Lewis Hamilton crashed during Ferrari’s private test with its 2023 #F1 car at Barcelona. Made contact with the barriers and caused damage that can be repaired today.

Hamilton, F1’s most successful driver of all-time, had the accident while testing a 2023-specification car in Spain.

When news emerged on Wednesday that Lewis Hamilton had crashed the 2023 Ferrari car in a private test in Barcelona, the natural response was that his acclimatisation in scarlet red wasn’t quite going according to plan.