Overview
- Lewis Hamilton said Ferrari’s intensity exceeded his expectations; he remains without a podium this season and trails Charles Leclerc in qualifying and the championship.
- Ferrari team principal Frédéric Vasseur conceded that Maranello underestimated the challenge Hamilton faced when joining the team.
- Charles Leclerc is urging Ferrari to push for second in the constructors’ standings to secure vital wind tunnel hours ahead of the 2026 regulation reset.
- Max Verstappen has confirmed he will stay at Red Bull this year, ending intense transfer rumors linking him to Mercedes.
- Cadillac is reported to have secured Sergio Pérez for its inaugural 2026 entry, and Mercedes’ Toto Wolff defended Kimi Antonelli’s slump as car-related while hinting at Valtteri Bottas’s potential return to a race seat.