Lewis Hamilton had his first experience of a Ferrari Formula 1 car at the team’s Fiorano test track.

The 40-year-old seven-time champion tested a 2023 car on Wednesday as part of his acclimatisation work with his new team.

His test follows two days of work at the Ferrari factory in Maranello, of which the Fiorano track is a part.

Hamilton will be limited to a total of 1,000km of what is known as testing of previous cars running by F1’s regulations.

The test will help him learn the way the Ferrari engine operates and allow him to build trust and working practices with his new race engineer Riccardo Adami and the rest of the team.

Adami worked with Carlos Sainz for the last four years and before that four-time champion Sebastian Vettel.

Hamilton has driven only Mercedes engines throughout his 18-year F1 career.

Modern F1 engines are 1.6-litre V6 turbo hybrids with sophisticated energy recovery systems and complicated control processes, many of which are operated by the driver in the cockpit.

Although the multiple power and performance modes of the various engines are all designed to do similar things, each manufacturer has different software and operating procedures, with drivers requiring time to become familiarised.

West Indies women spin bowler, Karishma Ramharack, had mixed emotions after registering a career best 4 for 33 in the team’s 60-runs loss against Bangladesh in the second One Day International at Warner Park.

Batting first, Bangladesh were bowled out for 184, with captain Nigar Sultana Joty top scoring with 68 and Sobhana Mostary making 23.

Aaliyah Alleyne also picked up three wickets for the Windies.

In reply, the Caribbean side were bowled out for 124. Shemaine Campbelle, 28, was the highest scorer for the Windies.

Ramharack says her personal achievement would have been sweeter if the team had won.

The three-day practice match between West Indies and Pakistan Shaheens ended in a draw in Islamabad, on Sunday.

Set 312 to win, the Shaheens reached 128 for 2 when play was called off. Mohammad Huraria made 80 from 80 balls and Umair Bin Yousaf scored 25.

Jomel Warrican took two wickets for 23 runs.

In their second innings, the West Indies made 177 for 5 declared. Alick Athanaze made 58 and Tevin Imlach, 57.

Mohammad Musa Khan finished with 2 for 5 and Ali Raza 2 for 32.

Final scores, West Indies 346 for 8 declared and 177 for 5 declared, Pakistan Shaheens 212 for 9 declared and 128 for 2.

Vice-captain of the West Indies, Joshua Da Silva, says spending time in the middle was more important than the result.