In a blockbuster contract that was revealed in January, Hamilton, 39, will join Leclerc for the Scuderia in 2025, taking Carlos Sainz’s place. The move was initially seen to be a step backward for the Mercedes legend, but following a challenging start to the current season, Hamilton and teammate George Russell have both swept Grand Prix victories since Ferrari’s most recent victory.
Mercedes has been gaining ground on both Leclerc and Sainz, who are still ahead of Hamilton and Russell in the overall driver standings and Ferrari leading the constructor’s table. Leclerc did well in the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday, taking advantage of a collision between Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Hamilton to take P4, two positions ahead of teammate Sainz. However, the Mercedes has been gaining ground on both Leclerc and Sainz, who are still ahead of Hamilton and Russell in the overall driver standings and Ferrari leading the constructor’s table. Leclerc did well in the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday, taking advantage of a collision between Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Hamilton to take P4, two positions ahead of teammate Sainz.
I’m comparatively content. Even if I’m never satisfied with a P4, the 26-year-old acknowledged, “if you do a step back, considering the tough few races I’ve had in the last few weekends.” “We came here saying we need to maximise the team points, we need to maximise the car, and I think we did that today, so on that I’m happy.” Charles Leclerc intensifies his criticism of Ferrari while giving Lewis Hamilton some food for thought After leaving Mercedes in 2025, Lewis Hamilton will join Charles Leclerc at Ferrari, but the team isn’t moving in the way that a seven-time world champion would like.
Before switching to the struggling Ferrari team, Lewis Hamilton will want to consider Charles Leclerc’s most recent depressing remarks. In a blockbuster contract that was revealed in January, Hamilton, 39, will join Leclerc for the Scuderia in 2025, taking Carlos Sainz’s place. Although it was first thought that the legendary Mercedes driver would take a step backwards in his career, Hamilton and teammate George Russell have both stormed to Grand Prix victories since Ferrari’s most recent victory. Mercedes has been gaining ground on Leclerc and Sainz, who continue to lead Hamilton and Russell in the overall driver standings, while Ferrari leads the constructor’s table as well. Leclerc did well in the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday.
But since you are concentrating on learning, you might not make the most of your entire weekend. After all, when you are talking about a tenth to go to Q3, the nuances matter. We are currently simply battling with the circumstances we find ourselves in, so perhaps we can get out of it as quickly as possible.” But after Budapest, team principal Fred Vasseur is adamant that Ferrari is back on the right path. Vasseur said, “We had a pretty strong pace on Sunday at the end.” “This weekend, we are 20 seconds behind the leader, and we finished 65 seconds behind Red Bull last year. I believe that we performed admirably over the past 12 months. It’s not enough now.