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Ferrari Hesitates on Extending Hamilton Past 2026 as Driver Signals Progress

Hamilton remains without a grand prix podium for Ferrari despite a late-season uptick.

Overview

  • Multiple reports, including ESPN cited by UK outlets, indicate Ferrari is not planning to offer Lewis Hamilton a new deal beyond his current contract that runs through 2026.
  • Speculation in recent coverage links junior talent Oliver Bearman as a potential future option, though no decision has been announced.
  • Hamilton has scored 37 points across the last five race weekends and qualified a season-best third in Mexico, where a 10‑second penalty cost him a likely podium.
  • He acknowledges he worried about cultural differences on joining Ferrari but says relationships are improving and that the team is implementing changes he advocated.
  • Ferrari’s SF‑25 remains a limiting factor, with Charles Leclerc warning it will be “very, very tough” to hold second in the constructors; Ferrari lead Mercedes 356–355, while Hamilton sits sixth in the drivers’ standings on 146 points.