Joke of the week: We need to build the 2026 car around Hamilton because he is the better driver?

2025-06-10 Joke of the week: We need to build the 2026 car around Hamilton because he is the better driver?

Juan Pablo Montoya came, saw, and surely won somewhere - at least among Lewis Hamilton fans.

Because for normal, sensible people, that is certainly not the case. Charles Leclerc is currently leading by 23 points ahead of his seven-time world champion colleague, who - with a slight exaggeration - has very little to show apart from his titles. And we know how Formula 1 works: what has been is past, only the present matters, and in the present, it can clearly be stated - at least for now - that based on the past few years, Hamilton is in decline... And yet, according to Montoya, if Scuderia Ferrari wants to be world champion, they must consider ONLY Lewis Hamilton's needs when building the next car. The needs of a slowly burning-out driver nearing the end of his career. Strong, isn't it?

"I believe it is essential that the car from now on is developed and built solely and entirely according to Hamilton's wishes, not Leclerc's. This is simply the only logical step if they want to remain competitive next year. If they were to shape the new Scuderia around Charles Leclerc, it might bring one or two victories, but never a world championship title... If they hand the baton to Hamilton, Ferrari will quickly show better pace because he has so much experience that he knows how to make a construction a winner. This is exactly the knowledge that Maranello needs right now," said Juan Pablo Montoya.