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Lewis Hamilton has identified one trait of the Ferrari F1 car that
is making him "overdrive." The Briton has yet to finish on a grand
prix podium for Ferrari and has struggled to adapt to the SF-25
after 12 seasons with Mercedes. Hamilton had mentioned engine
braking as one area he was not used to, having never previously
used it at Mercedes, but has made positive steps forward over
recent races. He has out-qualified team-mate Charles Leclerc at
three of the previous four races, and was within a tenth of doing
so in Austria, and has taken back-to-back fourth places across the
Spielberg and Silverstone rounds. Ferrari is currently working on a
rear suspension upgrade, which is hoped will solve the ride height
issues plaguing the car and allow Hamilton and Leclerc to run the
car closer to the track to boost the ground effects created.
However, Hamilton has pinpointed another area he'd also like to see
addressed. "We have low-speed understeer, which is inherent with
this car," Hamilton told media, including RacingNews365. "I think
we're over-driving to get that extra bit of time, but on actual
pure pace, the car is as quick as those ahead. "We're probably
having to do a little bit too far, which is making the car a bit
more peaky, so we need to find a little bit more performance."