After the Canadian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton hinted at possible internal conflicts within Ferrari, raising questions about behind-the-scenes issues plaguing the team.
Hamilton’s highly anticipated move to Ferrari began with excitement and high expectations. However, his debut season has quickly become challenging, with a turbulent run over the first 10 races.
As Ferrari struggles with performance inconsistencies, new signs are emerging that internal problems may be contributing to the underwhelming results. Hamilton recently opened up about disruptions behind the scenes that seem to be stalling the team’s progress.
“The mindset for me, I’m like ‘there’s a lot of changes that need to be made in the system.’ I wish I could tell you what’s happening. There’s a lot going on in the background,” Hamilton said in an interview with Sky Sports Italy.
He continued, “Yeah, I can’t say too much about it. There’s so many things I wish I could tell you that could explain the things that have happened this year, the problems we had, and what’s going on within the organization.
But my goal is to try and positively influence, try and get change so we can have long-term success.
There’s a lot of changes that we need. For me it’s that foundation building. We’re not fighting for a championship.”
Hamilton has yet to feel truly at ease in the SF-25 and has been vocal about the urgent need for upgrades.
“Of course I’m asking for these things [upgrades],” he added.
“I don’t know why we haven’t been bringing upgrades, I think we have one hopefully coming soon.”
Ferrari began the season with championship ambitions, but so far, they haven’t secured a single Grand Prix victory—managing only a sprint race win in China.
Charles Leclerc, in the No. 16 car, has repeatedly outperformed expectations, extracting the most out of the car and even challenging for pole position at various events.
Meanwhile, Hamilton continues to face challenges during qualifying sessions, often trailing Leclerc. Nonetheless, his race-day performances remain strong as he claws his way through the pack.
Despite the hurdles, Hamilton currently sits just one position behind Leclerc in the standings at P6, only 25 points adrift—suggesting his form, while not ideal, is still competitive.
Should Ferrari deliver upgrades and Hamilton find his rhythm, he may yet live up to the immense expectations that accompanied his move to Maranello.
