Lewis Hamilton's arrived at Monza in proper style this weekend, and we're not just talking about his driving. The seven-time world champion rolled up to the Italian Grand Prix in a newly restored Ferrari F40, turning heads in a sharp black suit and tan overcoat. But here's where it gets mad: when the team was rebuilding the engine, they discovered the engine block was stamped with the number 44. Hamilton couldn't believe it. That's his number. He reckons it's fate, and honestly, who are we to argue?

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This weekend's extra special because Ferrari's paying tribute to Michael Schumacher 30 years after his debut with the Scuderia. Hamilton and his teammate Charles Leclerc will both race in a livery inspired by Schumacher's iconic 1996 F310, complete with the seven stars from his helmet representing his seven world titles. As if that wasn't enough, Sebastian Vettel will take a lap in the F2002, the car Schumacher used to claim his fifth championship in 2002.

When asked about the significance of it all, Hamilton got genuinely emotional. He talked about growing up watching Schumacher in that red car, remembering the old Formula 1 theme tune blaring downstairs on Sunday mornings and how he'd race computer games as Schumacher. He even made a personal connection to those seven stars on the livery, pointing out that he's also got seven titles to his name now. The Briton's raced against Schumacher back in the day, something he says meant everything to him.

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Hamilton also explained why he decided to restore the F40 and bring it to Monza. He realized that no Ferrari driver in history had ever arrived at their home race in one of those legendary cars, so he figured it was time to change that. Getting the car properly serviced revealed just how well Ferrari built them back then, too. Everything still worked, barely anything needed replacing. For Hamilton, it's all about celebrating Ferrari's incredible history at the place where that history was written.

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Both Hamilton and Leclerc share another unique connection to Monza this weekend: they've each won there five times, the same number of Italian GP victories as Schumacher himself. It's a pretty fitting detail as Ferrari marks such an important anniversary and celebrates one of motorsport's true legends.

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