Hamilton against the Ferrari engine: “We have the best car, but it’s hard to fight with Red Bull and Mercedes”

Another weekend to forget After the negative weekend in Suzuka, an equally complex one in Miami. So Lewis Hamilton returns home from Florida with a miserable seventh place which not only constitutes the worst result of the 2026 season, but which overall is worrying considering how much Ferrari had pinned its hopes on the “new championship” which was supposed to start from Miami. In fact, it is undeniable that the fans’ expectations were of a very different level, considering the extensive package of updates that the Scuderia di Maranello brought to the track to update the SF-26. On the long straights of the Miami International Autodrome, however, the deficit in engine power became even more evident, which perhaps the Prancing Horse had partially managed to hide in the first GPs of the season (also due to McLaren’s difficulties in understanding the power unit). And it is precisely on this point that Lewis Hamilton focused in his post-race story, even if his Sunday was also inevitably conditioned by the contact at the start with Franco Colapinto, which damaged his bottom and front wing. Lewis Hamilton calls for updates to the Ferrari PU “Engine update? Yes, this is really what we really need – explains the seven-time world champion, interviewed by Mara Sangiorgio for Sky Italia after the checkered flag of the Miami GP. Now it is very difficult for us to fight against the power of the Red Bull and Mercedes power units, which both have a big advantage over ours. For the rest we have an excellent car, perhaps even the best, so we have to solve this problem because, if we could, we could really still be more fighting for victories.” “However, it will still take some time to close this gap and try to catch up,” concluded Lewis Hamilton, evidently referring to Ferrari’s wait for the FIA’s ruling on the ADUO.

Automobile Magazine – F1 English News
2026-05-04 06:35:00