Overview

• Hamilton has yet to score a podium in 2025, trailing teammate Charles Leclerc by 25 points and losing the qualifying battle eight to one.
• Mercedes boss Toto Wolff defended Hamilton’s need for an adaptation period and highlighted his track record of strong second-half performances.
• Tensions have surfaced between Hamilton and Ferrari principal Frederic Vasseur over whether to push for new car upgrades or focus on maximising the current SF-25’s performance.
• Hamilton said he is “constantly battling the engineers” to extract more pace from the SF-25 and stressed that upgrades are essential to compete with the frontrunners.
• Ferrari is set to introduce the first wave of SF-25 upgrades before the UK Grand Prix, with additional developments planned later in the season.