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#MiamiGP 🇺🇸 | Lewis Hamilton on the power issues he faced during the last race: “Obviously, the last race, I could see I was down on power. We did a deep dive and could understand that it wasn’t the engine, but the systems altogether, including several things coming together to lose me 8-9 tenths in straightline power. We got on top of that, worked in the sim, I’ve been at the factory every week, been training a huge amount, and I feel refreshed for this weekend.”

#JapaneseGP 🇯🇵 | Lewis Hamilton on what makes this car so good for him: x.com/f1clipsandmedi… “When I joined Ferrari last year, I had nothing to do with any of the build of that car. I joined the team and the car was already in the process of being made as I joined and it was an evolution of the previous year's car and so I arrived and I was learning about a car that had been, obviously, not built for me and generally didn't suit my driving style. There were elements that I was asking for but we couldn't put in the season because it's too expensive, like the suspension, to build, with the budget cap...” “We didn't develop the car through the [last] year because we decided to focus on this year's car. I got to work on the simulator and really get to learn and engage with all the engineers and the things that I was asking for. We come to this year's car and it's obviously a completely new era. It's a new start for everybody, but they've got a couple of things on there that I'd asked for which I'm really grateful that they listened and did.” “I guess just overall enjoying that and also I've just prepared my mind and my body better than ever this year and I'm feeling good about it.”

🚨| Fred Vasseur asked 'What has changed in Lewis?' "I think it matters that he is closer to us now, that he knows everyone within the team and has been part of the project from day one, he worked on the simulator development six months ago, so the situation is very different compared to a year ago. But I don’t want to say this is Lewis’s or Charles’s car, it’s the team’s car. I can say that Lewis has improved his relationship with every team member, and I think this is the right direction for him." [Motorsport IT | above is a translation]

three Mercedes race winners in one picture! 😮‍💨

Goat 🐐 for a reason

@the_zb_ @TunerDesigns So Lewis pushing hard for a better result during the race was a glory run to you 👏. It's OK if you don't like him, just stop with the subtle jabs at him

Nope, never once said that. I did say that it was yet to be determined if he would return to old form, and that regardless of whether he did or not he would likely still be a bit slower than Leclerc. Looks to be correct. He’s looking much better than 2025, and he got a bit of a glory run there at the end to close the gap for a statement/confidence boost as Leclerc walked it to the podium. issue right now is the gap to Mercedes, nothing either can really do about that.

Clever work from Mercedes to not pull away from the pack, avoiding some ADUO data. Props to them, they’ve played this regulation set perfectly on the political side to snipe an advantage with their CR trick, put the FIA in a position where they felt there was no choice but to allow it, and now they can manage the spread to avoid triggering ADUO numbers for their competitors. Kudos to Toto, he’s definitely the “owner” of the sport politically.

Happy International Women’s Day!!! 💐🩷 To all the women who take up space and make themselves heard and seen. To the women paving the way and creating space for others. To the women fighting for more than just themselves – We’re all in this together. 🩷

@jbrown761 @_skii11 @fiagirly Like seriously.. I just can't with this ppl

@_skii11 @fiagirly Are you watching the fucking session. Hes literally less than a tenth in both 2nd and 3rd sectors, he’s down in the first sector because of power loss (per his engineer) you guys are so insufferable. It’s literally FP1, go to bed man.

Charles Leclerc first lap on the soft tyre is a P1 1:20.829 Lewis Hamilton’s first lap on the soft is a P4 +0.4 to LEC #AusGP 🇦🇺

@FormulaUR_ I will only hope they can manage with what they have and focus and rebuild for 2027, tho it may bites harder for them than ferrari in 2025, but they will get there also.

What string of decisions did it take Lawerence Stroll to ditch the Mercedes engine for the Honda engine? 23 pints deep and gun to my head, I would still never make that call.

@HughesMarston @the_zb_ Exactly, tho it bites hard last season but I'm personally happy for the news thus far

@the_zb_ Don’t speak too soon..but there are positive signs for Ferrari for a few reasons: - they transitioned to the SF-26 in April last year - a serious mandate from mgmt to change or be fired - arrival of SLH with white papers and demand for operational excellence - Loïc Serra et al

How is Ferrari somehow the MOST prepared team for a regulatory change? Who even are we???🤔

@glazerof16 @monequaque Lol.. stop tripping.

@monequaque This sim is one of the most braindead cult fans ever lol

Weren't you all saying he hates the 2025 "oversteery" car "made for and created by Leclerc" love how narratives change based on who said it and when

@PaulMCDf1 @the_zb_ Exactly, but @the_zb_ as always will use alot of alphabet and twist what he previously said.

@the_zb_ It’s funny you say that Zach because I can fully remember you saying that the 2025 car was developed around Lewis, and it was partly his doing the car turned out the way it did👍

One thing that is utterly certain beyond any shadow of doubt, and cannot be debated in any form or fashion: Whether the Ferrari SF-26 is good or bad will have nothing to do with Charles Leclerc or Lewis Hamilton, and everything to do with engineering. It all comes down to engineering, in a massive regulatory change where feedback mechanisms don’t even exist yet. We’ll find out who did the best engineering job on the PU and the chassis.

@_fortyfourza Eh.. God forbid oo

I love that there is a touch of optimism with the Adami news, but that Italian team is going to produce a car whose engine will stall whenever our driver brakes.😭

@reezi02 @J0Behnke Lol🤣🤣.. fry his a ss

@J0Behnke You must occasionally use your brain. Try it,it's begging

Who's gonna tell em

@_maytelier_ @simsgazette Lol🤣... abeg ooo

Ferrari team members calling Lewis over (they say his name in the most adorable way) and being so positive and cheery when he joins them... it really is the little things man, this makes me so emotional and happy. Hoping the best for Lewis with this team next year ❤️

@Pr3Da70rx @RussonelliEra Yea and sending dea th thre at to millionaires. Clown, let me quickly block you since you refuse to use your 🧠.

@RussonelliEra Sucking up to millionaires😭😭

And i swear i hope for all people at redbull and idiots who are sending death treats that he is okay you fucking idiots

@PBinyom @Danelerc @BGrockihi2 Then go mute without making a whole ass post about it being a misunderstanding from him. I can't with this ppl. 🙄😒😒

@Danelerc @BGrockihi2 You start the drama and then complain about the drama...

Crofty u idiot making it look like Leclerc cost hamilton when he actually helped him by giving him tow… The same drama coming once again ffs

@44__LH @bonotires @simsgazette Lol 😄.. funny the way you describe it.

@bonotires @simsgazette That was the right decision. That shitbox is bad everywhere, in dry and wet, with no straight line speed, bad in slow and fast corners, no braking, king of lico and destroyer of the plank. It takes real effort to build something that bad.

Q: There isn’t much left to win this season although… What gives you hope that next season will be better and bring joy to the many viewers who are watching? Fred Vasseur: "Hope keeps you alive but I don’t think this is really a matter of hope. It’s just that this year very early in the season we decided to focus on 2026 because after five races McLaren had gained a big advantage. So it’s a choice we fully stand by a decision we all made together I didn’t make it alone in my corner." "After that you have to accept both the positives and the negatives that come with it. We already knew by the end of April that the season was going to be long and complicated but we also made progress and there were areas where we could put some resources more on the mechanical side than the aero side and that’s a positive thing." "Now for 2026 we’re all more or less blind because we have no idea what our competitors are doing. The only objective we have is to focus on ourselves and try to do the best we can. And we’ll see… not in Barcelona, not in Bahrain i don’t think so, maybe a bit more in Australia." [translated by @bonotires from French, video reference posted below]

@fiagirly Eii, LiCo this much again, olagbara oo

📻 | Adami: “Lift and coast into 1, 4, 15. 120 metres total.”