08/06/2025 07:25
Lewis Hamilton pinpoints major Ferrari difference to Mercedes?
Lewis Hamilton has revealed further details about the scale of
adjustment he is going through after moving to Ferrari from
Mercedes. After 12 seasons with the Brackley squad, Hamilton left
to join Maranello for 2025, with one of the biggest problems he was
facing being getting used to a Ferrari power unit having only ever
run a Mercedes unit, even in his spell with McLaren between 2007
and 2012. Hamilton had already vocal amid his struggles to adapt to
the SF-25 that engine braking was something he was struggling with,
having never run it at Mercedes, as the seven-time champion, whose
best grand prix result this season is fourth at Imola, revealed
another key factor working against him. "It is hard to explain, it
is just the characteristics through the corner, the corner balance,
the ride height, a lot is different," Hamilton explained when asked
about the difficulties he is facing by RacingNews365. "How soft
the car is, when I was at Mercedes, the car was very stiff, we were
running quite stiff and low to get the downforce, and everything is
different. "The cambers, everything is different, the way the
engine behaves, the engine braking, all these things are different,
and I've never had to use engine braking before. "All these
different components get thrown in, and it takes a bit of time to
get used to it, but I am enjoying getting used to it."


