F1 superstar Lewis Hamilton teases ‘exciting innovations’ to come from Ferrari

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Lewis Hamilton teases ‘exciting innovations’ to come from Ferrari

Hamilton is changing Ferrari at its core

Kerry Violet F1 News Editor

F1 editor and journalist covering motorsport since 2024.

Friday 12 June 2026 19:55

Seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton is slowly returning to his status as lead driver after a rough start to life at Ferrari.

The former Mercedes star made the decision to depart the Silver Arrows after the 2024 campaign but suffered a disappointing debut season with the Italian outfit in 2025.

After 24 races Hamilton came away from the championship without a single grand prix podium. But the 41-year-old has turned over a new leaf at Ferrari in 2026, shaping the team and taking control of not just his side of the garage, but the team's mentality in general.

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Ahead of this weekend's race in Barcelona, the 105-time grand prix winner has already claimed three podiums in full-length races and has even moved up to P2 in the drivers' championship after leapfrogging George Russell thanks to a P2 result in Monaco.

Things are finally starting to fall into place for Hamilton at his new home thanks to drastic changes, and he has even teased further innovation to come from the squad.

Hamilton on first year with Ferrari: 'like banging your head against a wall'

Speaking to the media including GPFans on Thursday at the Barcelona Grand Prix, Hamilton was asked about last year being an emotional rollercoaster and whether it was nice to see things more settled now.

The seven-time champion replied: "I think it’s more to do with the fact that when you’re in a scenario where you know what’s needed to improve and you shout it from the top of a mountain and it doesn’t get done. Because it can’t be done immediately or it can’t happen until the next year because of the regulations. It’s like banging your head against a wall and it’s tough.

"For example last year, one of the things I was like ‘where is our innovation? Ferrari should be the innovators, they should be the one all the teams are trying to copy’".

Hamilton then teased further advances for the Scuderia, adding: "This year, you see us arrive with innovative things other people have followed and there’s a lot more innovation to come, which is really exciting.

"Now I’m starting to see some of these things happen, and Fred has been really great helping me make the set-up changes that I wanted. And that releases you to go and do what you do best."

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