"There, on the Piazzetta Reale, fans had gathered in a vast throng since the early morning to greet Hamilton as he prepares for his debut with Ferrari at their home race. The Piazzetta Reale Royal Square was an entirely apt locale as in Monza this weekend Hamilton and teammate Charles Leclerc are as close as any F1 drivers come to being considered royalty."
"The vociferous vocal acclaim that greeted them had begun 15 minutes before they appeared and all but drowned out attempts at interviews, according to Corriere della Sera. They sign autographs. It takes them more than five minutes to walk the 30 metres that separate them from the entrance to the Royal Palace, reports the paper. Every inch they walk, somebody stops them. Then they climb on to the balcony overlooking the square for the first greeting to the tifosi of the weekend. The party begins."
"Ferrari, in Italy, at their home race, is an entirely different ballgame. Were passion and unwavering belief enough, the Scuderia would be unbeatable this weekend at Monza, the tifosi would simply will them home. Yet as these fans have learned in the painful years since the Scuderia last won the drivers' title in 2007, it is not sufficient. Yet here they are once more in the beautiful tree-lined parkland of the Parco di Monza again, eyes alight with hope and anticipation."
Lewis Hamilton joined Ferrari and received overwhelming acclaim in Milan ahead of his Monza debut. Fans gathered in the Piazzetta Reale from early morning to greet Hamilton and Charles Leclerc. The drivers signed autographs and took more than five minutes to walk 30 metres to the Royal Palace as fans stopped them repeatedly. They climbed a balcony to greet tifosi and triggered a rapturous celebration. Ferrari's home race at Monza stokes intense passion among the tifosi, but competitive challenges persist since the last drivers' title in 2007. Last year Leclerc won at Monza with a bold one-stop strategy despite earlier pace deficits. Hamilton and Leclerc topped first practice, possibly aided by low fuel.
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