Lewis Hamilton Waiting For Ferrari Fix Despite Positive Austria Result
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Despite finishing in P4 at the Austrian Grand Prix, Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton is waiting for upgrades on the SF-25 this season amid his discomfort in the car.
Ferrari brought a new floor and suspension to the Austrian race.
The results showed some progress, but the car's brakes suffered issues during the Grand Prix, and Hamilton is already looking forward to this issue being fixed.
"Compared to McLaren, I don't think anyone's catching them. But never say never. Hopefully, with our next upgrade, that works the way we hope it works. Maybe that will bring us a little bit closer," Hamilton told reporters after the race.
Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Ferrari speaks in the media pen during the F1 Grand Prix of Austria at Red Bull Ring on June 29, 2025 in Spielberg, Austria.
Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Ferrari speaks in the media pen during the F1 Grand Prix of Austria at Red Bull Ring on June 29, 2025 in Spielberg, Austria.
Photo by"We should be fully focused on, in terms of development, onto the next year's car. I'm sure all the teams are doing the same. So we're focused on next year. And making sure whoever comes out with the right philosophy for next year, suspension-wise, everything.
"I'm trying to work with the engineers to make sure we rectify some of the issues with this car. There's a few problems that we're fixing."
Ferrari had the second-fastest car on the grid in Austria, and Hamilton was close to Charles Leclerc throughout the race weekend.
This season, Hamilton has struggled when compared to Leclerc, especially in qualifying, but the seven-time champion qualified less than a tenth of a second away from his teammate.
In the race, he followed Leclerc and finished one spot behind him.
Hamilton came away happy from the outing but noted some remaining issues with the SF-25.
"It's pretty great to see the team bringing the upgrade. We've moved forwards. We've been the second fastest this weekend. Third and fourth is a real positive," Hamilton said.
"There's lots of good things to take from the weekend, and there's lots of areas to focus on. Qualifying was better. We found a problem that I had in my qualifying lap, which was near a tenth.
"There was some issue on the car, so that's again a positive. But I would have gone back if I had started second. I've got to find race pace, that's key.
"Still losing massive ground. We lose eight seconds, nine seconds - compared to Charles."
If Hamilton continues to establish himself in the Italian team and grows in comfort, he could get off to a better start.
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