Lewis Hamilton Hints at Chaos Inside Ferrari With Cryptic Message
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Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content.
Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton dropped hints after the Canadian Grand Prix about some inner-team turmoil within the Italian racing outfit.
Life at Ferrari for Lewis Hamilton started as a fairytale, with much fanfare and anticipation, but it quickly spiraled into a nightmare after a rocky first 10 races with the Scuderia.
Amid performance problems, new details are emerging about potential causes for the lackluster start.
Fifth placed qualifier Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Scuderia Ferrari in parc ferme during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Canada at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 14, 2025 in Montreal, Quebec.
Fifth placed qualifier Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Scuderia Ferrari in parc ferme during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Canada at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 14, 2025 in Montreal, Quebec.
Photo byThe British racer revealed that things are happening behind the scenes at Ferrari that are preventing progress.
"The mindset for me, I'm like 'there's a lot of changes that need to be made in the system.' I wish I could tell you what's happening. There's a lot going on in the background," Hamilton told Sky Sports Italy.
"Yeah, I can't say too much about it. There's so many things I wish I could tell you that could explain the things that have happened this year, the problems we had, and what's going on within the organization.
"But my goal is to try and positively influence, try and get change so we can have long-term success.
"There's a lot of changes that we need. For me it's that foundation building. We're not fighting for a championship."
Hamilton still isn't comfortable in the SF-25 and is publicly demanding some upgrades to the car.
"Of course I'm asking for these things [upgrades]," Hamilton added.
"I don't know why we haven't been bringing upgrades, I think we have one hopefully coming soon."
Ferrari and Hamilton entered the season with title-winning aspirations, but the team has failed to win a Grand Prix this season, only getting a sprint race win in China.
Charles Leclerc, in the No. 16 car, consistently maximizes the performance from the car, getting shocking results much higher than expected at most races.
The Monaco-born driver managed to fight for pole position on a couple of occasions this season.
Hamilton, on the other hand, continues to struggle in qualifying, getting consistently one-upped by Leclerc.
The seven-time champion's race pace is still blistering; he is working his way up the grid from lower spots, but he has started on the back foot consistently, managing to keep up.
Despite the struggles, Hamilton is only one spot below Leclerc, sitting P6 and only 25 points away, highlighting that his rough form is still relatively close to his teammate.
If updates do something to the car, and Hamilton grows in comfort, he might be able to start delivering on the hype.
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