Breaking: Rare Ferrari Breakthrough for Lewis Hamilton After SF-25 Re…read more
Rare Ferrari Breakthrough for Lewis Hamilton After SF-25 Re…read more
Ferrari faced a tough weekend at the Miami Grand Prix, encountering both strategic missteps and performance issues. Despite these setbacks, there were signs of progress—especially for Lewis Hamilton, who revealed an encouraging discovery with the team’s SF-25 car. While the race itself didn’t deliver an ideal outcome, Hamilton expressed optimism after pinpointing a clear source of Ferrari’s current performance shortfall.
After the unveiling of the SF-25 and its latest upgrades, Hamilton noted that both he and Ferrari’s technical team have a strong understanding of where the car is underperforming. This mutual insight into the car’s weaknesses is seen as a rare but important breakthrough, paving the way for more targeted improvements in future races. Hamilton emphasized that there’s a specific area within the car’s setup that is holding them back, and there is already a clear direction on what updates are needed to address it.
However, the positives from this development were somewhat overshadowed by a chaotic race day strategy from Scuderia Ferrari. During the Grand Prix, Hamilton and teammate Charles Leclerc found themselves caught in a confusing and inefficient tactical situation. Instead of working together to secure a stronger team result, both drivers were compromised by the team’s indecision on how to manage their differing race strategies.
Hamilton, who was on a fresh set of medium tyres and showed stronger pace at that stage, was stuck behind Leclerc, who was running a different strategy. As a result, Hamilton found his momentum hampered and had to request over team radio that Ferrari allow a switch of positions. However, the delayed response from the pit wall meant valuable time was lost, and both drivers ended up in a less-than-ideal battle for sixth place rather than aiming higher in the order.
Though Hamilton downplayed any frustration after the race, 2009 World Champion Jenson Button, who was commentating on the event, expressed full understanding of Hamilton’s feelings. Button explained that being on a faster strategy yet stuck behind a slower teammate is naturally frustrating for any driver. “I get it,” Button said. “They were on different strategies, and Lewis spent a whole lap behind Charles. That’s costly in these tightly contested races.”
The Miami weekend may have exposed Ferrari’s ongoing strategic issues, but Hamilton’s comments suggest a turning point may be near in terms of car development. If Ferrari can act quickly on the technical insights from the SF-25 and avoid internal gridlock during races, the team could unlock more of the car’s true potential in the coming rounds. For now, it remains a mix of promising developments on the engineering side and recurring frustrations on race day execution.
