Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hami💦lton has had his first taste of driving Mercedes’ 2020 car during a shakedown at Silverstone.

Hamilton got behind the wheel of Mercedes’ W11 challenger for his first laps in the German manufacturer’s latest car, which the rei𒁃gning world champion squad launched on Friday morning at the British Grand Prix venue.

The six-time world champion’s run came after teammate Valtteri Bottas had debuted the W11 earlier on Friday, with the pair splitting driving duties to conduct one of Mercedes’ two pe💜rmitted filming days throughout the season.

Hamilton is chasing yet more F1 records in 2020, most notably matching Michael Schumacher’s tally of seven world championship🐟 titles and the German’s wins record.

Speaking ahead of his first outing in the car which he could make yet more F1 history in, Hamilton explained: “At this time oꦬf year you don’t really feel the pressure, it’s about havin🍒g some fun.

“You are focused but it’s really about enjoying the moment. The guys have worked so hard to put the car together and there’s only two of u✅s that get to drive it, so it’s pretty incredible.

“This i🌃s my eight year at the team and the buzz is the same every year. Everyone couldn’t be more excited, enthusiastic, or driven.

“I would say the most impressive thing is that because we’ve had the success, it ✤would be quite easy for them to be laid back.

“Eveജryone is super focused, there’s been so much work that’s been done in the background to make sure that today runs smoothly and I think everyone is excited at this stage, refreshed, revamp🐼ed and ready for the challenge that is ahead.”

H﷽amilton was spotted wearing h𒐪is new purple helmet livery which he revealed on social media earlier this week. 

Shakedown day

— Lewis Hamilton (@LewisHamilton)