Hamilton: “Fantastic car, but for the engine we expect it to be like this all year”

A hope called ADUO In every interview since the beginning of the season, Ferrari drivers never miss an opportunity to underline how the SF-26 engine is the greatest limitation of Maranello’s project. In this sense, the Canadian Grand Prix could be an important turning point for the Prancing Horse championship, because right after Montreal the FIA ​​will give the green light to the updates through the ADUO – which also concern the power unit. There could therefore be an opportunity in a few races for Ferrari to make a significant step forward from a motoring point of view. …but Hamilton slows down In his post-Canada Qualifying statements, Lewis Hamilton made a speech in which he hinted that the gap to Mercedes on the engine side could be a constant throughout 2027: “The guys at the factory have done an amazing job with the car and we still have some improvements to make. But the car is fantastic. From now on it will be a development battle throughout the season. We’re just at the mercy of the lack of power we have. I know everyone has worked really hard on the power unit and the reliability is obviously very good. But when you lack that straight line speed compared to the Mercedes it’s very, very tough… However we have to expect that to be the case for the rest of the season. We will simply try to see if we can continue to improve the car to try to close the gap. If we can be quicker in the corners in some races, maybe we can get closer to the challenge.” Track engineer question Finally, from Hamilton there were words of esteem for his current team: “Honestly now my engineering team is exactly what I want. We’ve finally put the car in a place where I really feel like myself this weekend. And I hope it continues like this, I don’t want to change anything.” And so everything suggests that Carlo Santi will remain his track engineer for the rest of the championship. Click here to add Formula Passion as your favorite source on Google Discover: you will find our content more easily!

Automobile Magazine – F1 English News , 2026-05-24 21:00:00