Scuderia Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton labelled his SF-25 as “the most difficult car I’ve driven” in wet conditions, though he does have an idea of how to fix it. Hamilton will bring his ideas to the Ferrari crew in charge of developing the team’s F1 2026 challenger in an effort to find more stability.

In a deal finalised before the 2024 campaign even began, Ferrari signed seven-time World Champion Hamilton to a multi-year deal from F1 2025 – at Sainz’s expense – but while one internal voice was telling Sainz “tear Ferrari apart” for this, the “angel” won the battle in that final season with the team.

The Ferrari SF-25 showed excellent pace during practice runs, but Lewis Hamilton began the race from fifth position while Charles Leclerc started from sixth. Leclerc described the car’s issue as “weird,” noting that grip and balance were not the problem, as the team was still investigating the root cause.

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton commented on the 2026 F1 car after a disappointing British Grand Prix.

On Wednesday Red Bull dropped the bombshell that Christian Horner – their team principal since joining the grid in 2005 – had been released with immediate effect, Laurent Mekies confirmed as his replacement, the Frenchman transitioning from Racing Bulls team principal to Red Bull Racing CEO.

F 1 champion Nigel Mansell has admitted he feels Ferrari lost something across the winter break prior to Lewis Hamilton 's arrival to the team. Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification.