Lewis Hamilton says he’ll be a part of Ferrari regardless of realizing a troublesome yr lies forward as he goals for his crew’s first podium on the Qatar Grand Prix.
Ferrari was in rivalry for the constructors’ championship final season, however this yr they’ve taken a step again in comparison with their rivals and are but to win with two races remaining. Hamilton received the dash and completed within the prime three, however has but to complete on the rostrum in a Grand Prix. However regardless of his frustration with how 2025 unfolds, he says he’ll undergo all of it once more.
“Initially, it is a hypothetical query so I will not actually go into it, however I’d positively (nonetheless transfer from Mercedes),” Hamilton stated. “I do not remorse my determination to affix the crew. I do know it takes time to construct and develop throughout the group, and I anticipated that. So, yeah.”
“Probably the most particular factor about this model and the individuals who work for it’s the ardour, the tifosi touring the world, and the superb help we get.
“I believe it in all probability turns into much more troublesome when you’ve gotten a tougher, tougher weekend as a result of you possibly can return to the manufacturing unit and see how passionate every particular person is, how devoted they’re, how arduous they work. And also you see that the outcomes do not mirror they usually do not reward you. So you are feeling it much more. It is a large emotional bubble and that is invaluable.”
After a disappointing Las Vegas Grand Prix, Hamilton described this yr as his worst season ever and advised he was not trying ahead to 2026, however he downplayed these feedback in Qatar.
“I’d in all probability be shocked at this stage if different drivers are enthusiastic about subsequent yr on the finish of the season as a result of often on the finish of the season you do not have a whole lot of vitality. You are trying ahead to spending time with your loved ones and stuff like that,” he stated.
“It is simply within the midst of frustration. There’s typically a whole lot of frustration on the finish of a race, particularly when issues do not go effectively, so I am excited to see what the crew builds subsequent yr and proceed to construct it with them.”
“I definitely assume we have now a whole lot of work to do. We analyzed the season over the winter and there are a whole lot of issues we have now to enhance on as a crew, however I do not assume anybody within the crew is below any illusions that everybody has to play a job and I imagine we are able to do this. So we’re hoping to execute and implement these modifications in hopes of being a greater package deal for subsequent yr.”
