Lewis Hamilton turned up for media day in style ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix.
The British driver flexed his latest limited edition watch in Barcelona as he looks to end his wait for a first podium of the season.
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Hamilton has yet to finish in the top three at a race since joining Ferrari at the start of the year.
Ahead of the race weekend, the seven-time world champion spoke to reporters at the track on Thursday.
The 40-year-old did so sporting a watch worth a staggering $1.5million (£1.1m).
Hamilton was spotted wearing a Richard Mille 43-01 Ferrari Tourbillon Split-Seconds Chronograph.
The timepiece is one of only 75 in the world, having been produced by luxury Swiss watchmaker Richard Mille.
Ferrari have worked in collaboration with the brand since they took over from their partnership with Hublot in 2021.
Richard Mille previously produced a limited edition RM UP-01 watch for the Scuderia.
Their latest collaboration featured elements inspired by the architecture of the team’s engine.
Meanwhile, Hamilton previously sported a Richard Mille at F1 75 back in February.
He wore an RM 74-02 Automatic Winding Tourbillon valued at £375,000 at the season launch.
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Prior to joining Ferrari, the former Mercedes driver had previously worn a number of IWC Schaffhausen watches.
They included a limited edition Portugieser model as part of a collaboration between Hamilton and the watchmaker, with only 44 of the timepieces produced, each worth £143,000.
Hamilton will also be hoping to catch the eye on the track this weekend at a race he has enjoyed significant success.
He has won the Spanish Grand Prix six times in his career, including five seasons in a row up until his most recent victory in 2021.
However, his Ferrari only went 11th fastest in practice two on Friday as a frustrated Hamilton vowed Ferrari will ‘keep trying’ to fix their woes.
Asked for his thoughts at the end of the day, he admitted: “Not fun. It’s a beautiful place, the weather has been amazing, but no, not a good day.”
As for using his experience to motivate those around him, Hamilton added: “I wouldn’t say that I’m motivating the team at the moment.
“You just keep your head down and keep working away. You just don’t give up. You keep going, you keep pushing, you keep trying to focus on solving the issues, which we’ll try to do.
“But you arrive on Friday and are hoping for a good day, and it doesn’t go well. Then you have a weekend in Monaco, where suddenly the car feels great.
“Honestly, I thought the car was going to be good today. It wasn’t too bad in P1, but P2 was much worse. Naturally, that’s frustrating for everyone, but we had some problems, which meant we were losing some downforce.
“Hopefully, with that fixed for tomorrow, we’ll be in a better place.”
Hamilton will return to the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Saturday for practice three and qualifying.
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He is currently sixth in the Drivers’ Championship after eight races this season, having finish fifth in Monaco last weekend.
Since joining Ferrari, his best result came at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, where he crossed the line in fourth place.
