Overview
- Hamilton wrote on Instagram on Thursday that he "never asked for anyone on my team to be replaced" and praised Ferrari staff for their dedication.
- Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera published the original claim that Hamilton had pushed team principal Frédéric Vasseur to make trackside staffing changes and that their relationship had cooled, a report now disputed by the driver.
- Vasseur said he had held "good discussions" with Hamilton and Charles Leclerc and reminded them of team principles, while former driver Ralf Schumacher said Vasseur appeared "annoyed" with both racers for putting individual battles ahead of team interests.
- Hamilton retired from the Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid with a brake failure, a DNF that leaves him 101 points behind championship leader Kimi Antonelli and reduces immediate pressure for a mid‑season overhaul.
- Ferrari has already reworked engineering and race‑crew roles this year — including moving Riccardo Adami and adding Carlo Santi, Luca Diella and Cedric Grosjean — so the dispute now frames whether the team focuses next on further technical fixes, clearer team rules, or smoothing driver relations.