Overview
- Ferrari team principal Frédéric Vasseur says the team shares responsibility for Lewis Hamilton’s difficult 2025 and calls for improved collaboration to unlock his performance.
- Ralf Schumacher contends Hamilton’s struggles are rooted in mindset and limited simulator use, adding that the Briton prefers rear stability as Ferrari’s car trends twitchier.
- Hamilton ended 2025 without a grand prix podium and finished sixth in the standings, 86 points behind team-mate Charles Leclerc.
- The 2026 cars will be narrower with shorter wheelbases and less grip, and drivers such as Leclerc say the overhaul will require ‘starting from a blank page,’ increasing the premium on adaptability and simulator preparation.
- Hamilton’s Ferrari deal runs through 2026, and reporting suggests his chances of an extension hinge on improvement, with retirement talk and links to younger successors like Ollie Bearman characterized as speculation.