Lewis Hamilton admits to ‘long time adjustment’ to life at Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton has admitted that adapting to life at Ferrari took a long time for both himself and the team, describing his 2025 season as difficult due to a car that conflicted with his driving style and communication issues with race engineer Riccardo Adami. The seven-time world champion struggled with aerodynamic philosophy problems in the SF-25, leading to poor qualifying performances including Q1 eliminations. However, Hamilton says 2026 is dramatically different, with the new SF-26 better suited to his style and significant internal changes at Ferrari over the winter, including the sidelining of Adami.