Hamilton: "I've already turned the page! Bring on a much better 2026"

2025-06-05 Hamilton: "I've already turned the page! Bring on a much better 2026"

While Charles Leclerc is securing another podium after one at the wheel of the "unmanageable" Scuderia Ferrari and demanding upgrades, Lewis Hamilton is doing exactly the opposite.

And he wants more attention and dedication from the team. For the seven-time world champion, the year 2025 was about adapting, but by 2026 he already wants Ferrari to work under him and build a race car that better meets his needs. And then those pesky results will come too...

"I don't really know what upgrades I can expect because there hasn't been any update for a while. We keep pushing with what we have available, but from now on, I'm focusing all my being on 2026. This year is about building, laying the foundations, getting to know the tools, the processes, trying to piece it all together in my head so that when 2026 comes, everything is as I envisioned it." - Hamilton interestingly stated.

Team principal Fred Vasseur does not want to over-mystify Hamilton's struggles; he believes the driver is still suffering through the transition phase:

"Everything depends on the small details. We're talking about very small differences, thousandths, which can easily determine whether you'll start from the front or just the third row in such a tight field. Right now, everything depends on understanding the car, communication, and the setups, the whole combination of these. And this is completely normal when you change teams."