Overview

• Former Ferrari driver Arturo Merzario told La Gazzetta dello Sport that Lewis Hamilton feels "demolished" by his new team and called the move a failed commercial play.
• Merzario claimed "90 percent" of Ferrari insiders disagreed with Hamilton’s arrival at Maranello.
• RacingNews365 reports Charles Leclerc leads the intra-team battle 10–4 in qualifying and 11–2 in grands prix, with five podiums to Hamilton’s zero through 14 rounds.
• Hamilton’s struggles peaked at the Hungarian Grand Prix, where he called himself "useless" after qualifying 12th and even suggested Ferrari should "change driver."
• In a separate paddock development, Stake F1 must race under a different name at the Dutch Grand Prix due to Netherlands advertising laws targeting gambling brands.