It’s all smiles for now at least at Ferrari as Lewis Hamilton joins the team for 2025.
But how close with the competition be between him and the team’s long-serving driver Charles Leclerc – and will team principal Frederic Vasseur have to lay down the law?
Can you come up with the best caption for this picture? Post your funniest suggestion in the comments below.
A selection of the best will feature in a future edition of the RaceFans Round-up.
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Caption Competition
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Jeanrien (@jeanrien)
15th February 2025, 10:12
Fred and Charles discussing plans for Lewis wax sculpture after their latest promotional shooting.
black (@black)
15th February 2025, 11:34
-Fred, how did you convince Lewis to join the team?
-I told him “next year is our year”.
-Ahhh that’s a classic, well done Fred, you seem to learn from the Ferrari playbook…
AlexS
18th February 2025, 14:27
Coulthard playbook…
Nulla Pax (@nullapax)
15th February 2025, 11:52
The “Three Stooges” re-boot looks like it could be a winner for Ferrari if they maintain past strategy performance.
Clay (@clayt)
18th February 2025, 19:43
Charles! Lewis! The cheese!
Only Facts!
15th February 2025, 12:05
I am trying to modernize Ferrari, Charles! We switched from “1984 Smooth Operator” to “1990 Vogue”. Soon we’ll be back to the 2000 winning era.
AlexS
18th February 2025, 14:28
Good.
Nulla Pax (@nullapax)
15th February 2025, 13:23
I’m pretty sure this entry will get deleted, but I have to try it :)
“So then I said to him – is that a gun in your pocket or are you pleased to be here?”
Derek Edwards
15th February 2025, 13:35
In any threesome somebody always ends up crying…
tielemst
15th February 2025, 14:22
Fred: “There’s something on your chin.”
Charles: “There’s something on your shoes.”
Lewis: “There’s something in the air….”
Philip (@philipgb)
15th February 2025, 14:58
When they said we were going with plan LH I honestly just thought we’d exhausted single letter plans
Bullfrog (@bullfrog)
15th February 2025, 15:36
Trying to recreate a 1990 shot of Mansell, Cesare Fiorio and Prost, but they can’t quite capture the spirit of it.
WimB
15th February 2025, 15:52
As his two colleagues share a joke in French at his expense, Lewis is glad they didn’t notice he had his earbuds in and his phone behind his back set to auto-translate.
An Sionnach
15th February 2025, 16:33
All smiles, but the gloves were already off at Ferrari.
MB (@muralibhats)
15th February 2025, 16:36
Hamilton is faster than you.
jamt
15th February 2025, 17:00
Remember guys, winning the WCC, not the WDC, is our goal
charliex (@photogcw)
15th February 2025, 17:32
Fred: I just talked to the HP people and they tell me all their printers at RedBull headquarters will never work correctly.
MartyL
15th February 2025, 18:22
Fred: “Hey Charles, check out my new bullet- proof shoes”
Charles: “So when we shoot ourselves in the foot again it won’t hurt?” ha ha, that’s a good one Fred”
PJ
15th February 2025, 18:47
Fred showing his hand to charles…”Wait until we tell him his engineer is really called Adamski.”
El Pollo Loco
15th February 2025, 21:05
Hahaha… But seriously, Fred, you’re not really letting Lewis design our new race suits, right?
Rich Hill
15th February 2025, 21:31
‘No, no Charles it’s true! I can’t believe I was named third driver either!…think I should tell him…?’
knightameer (@knightameer)
15th February 2025, 22:01
Modern Family – Every Friday on ABC
Jungle
16th February 2025, 2:02
In French “I told Lewis earlier that he is my favourite…but really you are.”
Jungle
16th February 2025, 5:11
Fred – “No seriously don’t let go. I think my knee just gave out.”
Kurt Laguna
16th February 2025, 2:52
“Ferrari is paying us how much”!!!
Marc (@marcw)
16th February 2025, 4:10
We haven’t told him yet, but Team orders say Lewis must always let you pass Charles.
WesselV1
16th February 2025, 6:55
“Lewis is the only one of us who keeps his head up in tough weather conditions, but his beard looks very appealing to me, don’t you think?”
Pisti (@pisti)
16th February 2025, 8:47
A moment after Charles saw Fred put a post-it on Lewis’ back.
Pisti (@pisti)
16th February 2025, 8:51
The moment Fred told Charles that this time it was a “Caption Competition” photoshoot.
Mark Thomson (@melthom)
16th February 2025, 13:03
Red Bull or Red Horse? Make your choice.
mc4ren (@mc4ren)
16th February 2025, 15:37
Vasseur in french to Leclerc: “I think he still believes the promise I did him last year to convince join us was real!!”
MurasamaRA300 (@murasamara300)
16th February 2025, 18:12
Vasseur: “So what are you up to, guys?”
Hamilton: “We’re about to practice an old school Le Mans start – you know, when drivers were running to the cars. Just for fun. Want to tag along?”
Vasseur: “OK, sure, I’ll have a go as well.”
Leclerc: “Great. We’ll all just run to the other end of this photo studio and pretend we hop into our cars. Now, Fred, if you just put your feet exactly on the two foot symbols you see painted on the ground… right there… that’s your starting position, see?”
Vasseur: “OK, got my feet on the start position. And, you know you’re always welcome to lean on me, guys, but… just a little less downforce, perhaps…?”
Hamilton & Leclerc: “Yes of course, sir, of course!”
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dramatic music
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[Speaker: in the voice of Rod Serling]
“Fred Vasseur. A happy team boss seemingly enjoying a pleasant photoshoot with his two star drivers. In only a few seconds, he will find out that his drivers put Pirelli superglue under his shoes…
It could happen… in the Twilight Zone…”
SteveP
16th February 2025, 18:31
But he shouldn’t worry, because like Pirelli tyres, it will fall apart fairly quickly.
Stephen Crowsen (@drycrust)
16th February 2025, 22:37
Fred just remembered he has to tell Charles the next barbecue will be vegetarian.
Konstantinos
16th February 2025, 23:01
“Sorry, I could only find my Sauber pants”
PJ
17th February 2025, 6:44
“Parp…”
Was that you Lewis?
Richard
17th February 2025, 22:27
Charles, Lewis says he can get us good seats for the Beyonce concert.
JMDan (@danmar)
18th February 2025, 5:30
“Lewis, keep this quiet, but you’re our number 1 driver.”
“Charles, keep this quiet, but you’re our number 1 driver.”
EffWunFan (@cairnsfella)
23rd February 2025, 2:02
(Charles): You always look so funny in these photo shoots.
(Fred): Non non. It is you that looks tres amusing.
(Lewis): I look fantastic.