Overview
- Multiple outlets citing ESPN report Ferrari are currently not planning to offer Hamilton a new deal beyond his contract through 2026.
- Hamilton’s first Ferrari season has yielded no grand prix podiums in 20 races; he sits sixth in the standings, 64 points behind Leclerc, after a 10-second Mexico penalty cost a podium shot.
- Recent form has improved as Hamilton scored 37 points over the last five weekends and took his best qualifying of the year with P3 in Mexico, and he says early worries about cultural differences are easing.
- Ferrari and Haas praised academy driver Ollie Bearman after his fourth place in Mexico matched Haas’ best result, and Martin Brundle argued he should take the next Ferrari seat when one opens.
- Ferrari hold second in the constructors by a point over Mercedes, and Leclerc warns results will require near‑perfect execution as focus also turns to the 2026 rules reset.