Overview
- Multiple outlets, including ESPN as cited by several reports, say Ferrari currently does not plan to offer Hamilton a new deal beyond his contract that runs through 2026.
- Hamilton is sixth in the standings without a grand prix podium for Ferrari, 64 points behind Charles Leclerc, with his lone 2025 victory coming in the Shanghai sprint.
- Form has improved with 37 points across the last five weekends, and a Mexico City qualifying P3 was undone by a 10-second penalty that dropped him to eighth.
- Leclerc warned holding second in the constructors’ will be “very, very tough” and demands perfect execution, with Ferrari narrowly ahead of Mercedes in a one-point fight reported this week.
- Speculation points to academy talent Oliver Bearman as a future option, while Hamilton speaks of cultural integration and looks to the 2026 regulation reset for a competitive leap.