03/05/2025 07:25
Lewis Hamilton has dealt Ferrari a blow at the Miami Grand Prix, by
revealing that the SF-25 is once again "just lacking speed" The
seven-time world champion qualified in seventh for the Miami sprint
race but over five-tenths of a second slower than polesitter Kimi
Antonelli. Hamilton was also slower than team-mate Charles
Leclerc, who, like the Briton, complained of the car's lack of
pace. Ferrari again found themselves as the fourth quickest team,
with Hamilton having felt better in the car during practice than
sprint qualifying. "I thought it was a better session," said
Hamilton. "P1 (free practice) was probably a bit better, the car
was a bit nicer to drive in P1. But, yeah, we're just lacking
speed. I just keep working on from there." Overtaking is
challenging at the Miami International Autodrome; however, it has
been proven to be possible. Whilst this is the case, the
40-year-old is not optimistic about making places during the sprint
race. "Not really, I think all the cars ahead are faster," he
admitted. "So, yeah, I don't really know what else to say."
Following the sprint race on Saturday, Ferrari does have the
opportunity to make adjustments to Hamilton's car, before parc
fermé re-closes before qualifying. The Maranello-based outfit does
have things to try; however, Hamilton is aware there is no
guarantee it will improve the performance. "There's always ideas,
whether they're going to be right or not," added Hamilton. "But
there's definitely learnings to take from today, set up changes we
made and how the car behaved. "There's definitely work to do to
pick up speed going into the rest of the weekend."
