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Lewis Hamilton in contact with Sebastian Vettel over Ferrari future

Lewis Hamilton has struggled at Ferrari in 2025 so far

Sam Cook Digital Journalist

Sports Journalist who has been covering motorsport since 2023

Friday 19 September 2025 21:00

Lewis Hamilton has revealed plans to get in contact with Sebastian Vettel about his future steps at Ferrari.

Hamilton joined Ferrari back in January, but is all the way down in sixth in the drivers' championship having not claimed a single grand prix podium as of yet with his new team, and has been outperformed by team-mate Charles Leclerc.

Vettel is another driver who was shown up by Leclerc at Ferrari, but the German enjoyed six seasons with the Maranello-based outfit.

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Hamilton initially moved to Ferrari with the hope of once again being able to challenge for a record-breaking eighth world championship title, and the 40-year-old will hope to bounce back in 2026 and do exactly that.

Now, as he looks towards next season having settled in to his new surroundings, Hamilton has suggested that he may reach out to Vettel, a man who experienced a similar situation to Hamilton.

"With six or eight months of experience, I have a good idea of the situation, so I'll probably talk to him soon."

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Vettel raced with the Maranello-based outfit between 2015-2020, before heading off to Aston Martin and ultimately retiring in 2022.

The German legend is largely regarded as one of the greatest F1 drivers of all time, as is Hamilton, who is desperately hoping that his time with the Scuderia yields more success than Vettel's career there.

Fernando Alonso was another multiple world champion who tried to return Ferrari to winning ways, but missed out in each of the five seasons that he spent with the team, with four of those championships going to Vettel at Red Bull.

Like Vettel, Alonso did manage to claim multiple race victories with Ferrari (11), an achievement that would kickstart Hamilton's time with the Scuderia if he can grab one grand prix victory before the start of 2026.

Now, Hamilton has suggested that he doesn't speak to Alonso about his time at Ferrari given they're both still competing at the top of the sport, but that the retired Vettel has been a help.

"Honestly, I haven't spoken to either of them," Hamilton revealed. "I don't talk to Fernando much. Seb, on the other hand, has been a great support, he's truly been incredible, a very good friend over the years."

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