07/07/2025 07:25
Lewis Hamilton feels he must find a better balance to his Ferrari
to unlock performance after setting a new unwanted F1 record at the
British Grand Prix. From fifth on the grid, Hamilton performed well
at Silverstone in the chaotic rain-hit race, finding himself in
fifth but behind the Aston Martin of Lance Stroll and Stake of Nico
Hulkenberg, but faster than the pair of them. Both drivers
dispatched Stroll, but Hamilton could not ultimately find a way
past Hulkenberg, who pitted for the switch back to slicks one lap
later than Hamilton, with the British driver going off on his
out-lap in the wet conditions. In failing to score a podium at
Silverstone, Hamilton has now gone 14 grands prix without a podium,
which is the worst run of his entire career, since a second-place
in the 2024 Las Vegas GP for Mercedes. Hamilton has also lost the
record for the most consecutive podiums at one circuit following
his eventual fourth place, with 11 straight visits to the podium at
Silverstone since a fourth in 2023. Reflecting on his race,
Hamilton explained how he just needs a stronger overall balance to
unlock performance. "I just need a consistent balance," Hamilton
replied when asked by RacingNews365 about the one thing he needed
from the Ferrari to unlock performance. "When the car turns into
low-speed, I just need a more stable car, but we were looking great
through this weekend. "In practice, we were always up there, but
were not fully able to extract everything in qualifying, and then
the race is a bit harder, so that is where I wanted to get
stronger. "It got a little easier when it was fully dry, as we had
more grip, but even then, you saw I went wide and it snapped and I
nearly spun at Turn 11 (Becketts) many times, so there were a lot
of mistakes."
