Overview
- Sebastian Vettel revealed on F1’s Beyond the Grid podcast that his one piece of advice to Lewis Hamilton was to “learn the language, learn it really, really well.”
- Drawing on his 2015 switch to Ferrari, Vettel said not mastering Italian was a “crucial mistake” that limited his understanding of the team’s people and culture.
- Hamilton’s first season at Ferrari has fallen short of expectations, with acclimatisation issues and the SF-25 failing to deliver consistent race-winning pace.
- At the Las Vegas Grand Prix, Hamilton qualified 20th and recovered to eighth, later gaining two places due to McLaren’s double disqualification.
- Some outlets report internal friction at Maranello, including claims that chairman John Elkann told Hamilton and Charles Leclerc to “talk less,” which Ferrari has not publicly confirmed.