Lewis Hamilton will have to follow strict rule at Ferrari that he hasn’t had to worry about at any previous F1 team

SIR LEWIS HAMILTON is set to face a very special and STRICT rule at Ferrari, which he is not at all used to.

Hamilton, 40, shocked the world of Formula One when he rolled credits on his glittering 11-year stint with Mercedes.

Sir Lewis signed with Ferrari last year and and is expected to make his on-track debut on Wednesday.

However, the British megastar is set for a completely different style with the Scuderia.

It is well known several F1 teams quite openly have a driver hierarchy within the team.

For example, Max Verstappen is given priority on strategy for Red Bull and the same applied for Hamilton at Mercedes when he teamed up with Valtteri Bottas.

The same, though, doesn't apply for Ferrari regardless of the names that drive their cars.

The team is above all else and thus the notion of having a No1 driver is not considered by the Italian team.

Therefore, Hamilton will not be receiving any preferential treatment when he links up with Charles Leclerc.

Ferrari Team Principal Fred Vasseur said last year: "I remember perfectly that one year ago in the same room, I had tons of questions about Charles number one and Carlos [Sainz] number two and blah, blah, blah.

“It's not that we have a number one that’s a bigger asset. We have two drivers, they are doing a good job."

That poses as an interesting factor considering Hamilton's dip in form and Leclerc's rise.

Especially considering the Monegasque star has a 100 per cent record of out qualifying his team-mates across a full season.