Ferrari F1: Lewis Hamilton's frank revelations after the Canadian Grand Prix

Sixth place finish at the Canadian Grand Prix of F1, Lewis Hamilton delivered a frustrating weekend, marked by an anonymous race, an improbable contact with a beaver, and above all... an unfiltered speech to the cameras of "Sky Sports F1". Since joining Ferrari, the seven-time world champion had never been so direct about the company's internal situation. Scuderia.

A lacklustre race, lots of questions

In a race dominated by Mercedes, with George Russell's victory and the first podium for young revelation Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Ferrari once again disappointed. Fifth for Charles Leclerc, sixth for Lewis Hamilton, the red cars were never in a position to challenge for the podium, or even to worry McLaren or Red Bull over the long term.

Speaking to reporters after the race, Hamilton didn't mince his words. "Are you asking the team to make improvements? Of course I do. We've seen other people do it. I don't know why we don't." A statement that sounds like an urgent appeal from within Maranello itself.

"I can't tell you everything"

Hamilton also hinted at internal tensions at Ferrari. "There's a lot going on in the background. I can't say any more. There's so much I wish I could explain." Here, the Briton evokes structural, perhaps organizational, problems in a team that once again seems to lack responsiveness and vision, despite colossal resources.

The former Mercedes driver seems to be trying to influence the Scuderia's reorganization. "My goal is to positively influence change and achieve long-term success. There's a lot of change to be made."

A season already sacrificed?

Already more than 100 points behind the championship leaders, Hamilton is under no illusions about his chances this season. "For my part, I need to build some foundations because we're clearly not in the championship fight." Determined to rebuild Ferrari, he now seems to be looking ahead to 2026, the key year when the new engine regulations come into force, and to 2025, which he sees as a transitional season.

"I want to make sure that next year's car will be much better, right from the first race." A clear message to Frédéric Vasseur and the engineers at Maranello: no more starting a season behind direct rivals.

Hamilton's words contrast with the usual silence of Charles Leclerc, who is also frustrated by the strategy adopted in Montreal. The Monegasque asked on the radio about the famous "Plan B" imposed by his team without his approval: "Why did we stop? My tires were fine." A Ferrari clearly lacking clarity in decision-making, not unlike the mistakes of 2022 and 2023.

Hamilton takes the lead

More than ever, Lewis Hamilton is taking his leadership role at Ferrari to heart. But his post-Canada words show impatience. In the midst of a period of reconstruction, the Scuderia will have to prove very quickly that it knows how to listen to its star driver. For if Hamilton is fully committed to the team's transformation, he will no longer hesitate to publicly point out what's going wrong.