Angela Cullen was spotted in the Ferrari garage in Fiorano (Image: Ferrari)
In a promotional video from ’s first test day with his new team, Angela Cullen was spotted decked out in gear. The personal trainer has reunited with the seven-time world champion after leaving his entourage in early 2023.
Cullen first worked with Hamilton in 2016, and her first year with Hamilton coincided with Nico Rosberg winning the Drivers’ Championship title. The New Zealander then guided the star back to glory, and he won the following four consecutive crowns in style, dominating team-mate Valtteri Bottas.
After a handful of winless campaigns, Cullen left Hamilton’s team in the early stages of the 2023 season. No reasons were given for the 50-year-old’s exit, and she spent some time away from the sport before landing in IndyCar with Marcus Armstrong.
“So when I left Formula One, I thought I was moving away from motorsport,” she told the IndyCar YouTube channel. “I retired, actually. So I took a year off last year, and then I connected with Marcus Armstrong and I just started working with him on mental skills and things in the background.
“In the offseason, I was sponsored by SOS Hydration, which he was sponsored by as well, and they connected us. He said, ‘Do you want to come to a race?’ and I was like, ‘Oh yeah, I’d love to come out.’
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Lewis Hamilton drove a Ferrari for the first time on Wednesday (Image: Getty)
“Oh my God, like IndyCar just hit me, it is so much fun, and I just fell in love with it. The racing is incredible, the drivers are incredible, I was overwhelmed by the expertise of everyone in the paddock. So I arrived, and I haven’t left.”
Now, Cullen is back. Reports confirmed that the New Zealander has moved to Fiorano to help Hamilton as he adapts to life at . She was spotted in the Scuderia’s gear for the first time during a promotion video, standing with headphones on in the garage next to team principal Fred Vasseur.
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Hamilton will need Cullen’s influence to get up to speed in Maranello. The 40-year-old faces the daunting challenge of going head-to-head against Charles Leclerc in 2025 off the back of his worst season in F1.
Fortunately for Hamilton, he will enjoy plenty of track time before the season gets under way in Melbourne. The Stevenage-born driver will test in Barcelona later this month and will experience the new machinery for the first time at pre-season testing in Bahrain in February.