Overview

• Hamilton has provided multiple written dossiers and held meetings with senior figures including John Elkann, Benedetto Vigna and Fred Vasseur to offer specific feedback on the SF-25 and 2026 development.
• Team principal Fred Vasseur publicly acknowledged that Ferrari underestimated the difficulty of Hamilton’s transition from Mercedes and misjudged the scale of cultural and procedural differences.
• Ferrari describes the performance gap as the result of numerous small technical and setup issues—brake feel, energy deployment and tyre handling—that the team is now addressing point by point.
• Recent races have shown signs of recovery in Hamilton’s pace, though he remains without a grand prix podium this season despite sprint highlights in China and Miami.
• Ferrari has extended Vasseur’s contract to ensure leadership continuity and is directing resources toward the 2026 regulation reset alongside ongoing SF-25 improvements.