Lewis Hamilton is still lacking confidence in one crucial area of Ferrari’s 2025 F1 car

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Lewis Hamilton is slowly starting to build some positive momentum with Ferrari after a slow start to his career in red.

He’s yet to pick up what is starting to feel like an elusive first podium after a tantalisingly close British Grand Prix saw Sauber’s Nico Hulkenberg pip him to the honour.

But Ferrari have made progress with recent upgrades, and there’s another set to arrive soon that they hope will make their life even easier.

Hamilton will benefit from a rear suspension overhaul, which has been in the works for a while and is something that the team is quietly excited about.

Immediately after his home race at Silverstone, Hamilton told Ferrari what was ‘pretty bad’ and felt that there had been plenty of missed opportunities on the track.

After talking to the media, Hamilton will love what Charles Leclerc said about him after his teammate believed that he was the only positive aspect of the Scuderia’s weekend.

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Lewis Hamilton is still lacking confidence in Ferrari’s 2025 F1 car in high-speed corners

With his fourth place in 2025, the seven-time champion failed to reach the podium on home soil for the first time since 2013, when he suffered a dramatic tyre blowout and would have won anyway.

Ferrari have a ”solution’ to a ‘complex’ Hamilton problem and have been working all year to make him feel more comfortable in the SF25 now.

With six consecutive top-six finishes, things are looking up, but they’re here to compete to win, and they need more to be able to do that currently.

According to the Italian edition of Motorsport.com, Hamilton is still lacking confidence in high-speed corners.

It means that the upcoming Belgian Grand Prix may not be an amazing race for him, considering that the track is made up of quite a few high-speed challenges.

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Lewis Hamilton tried to do something ‘impossible’ at the British Grand Prix

For now, Hamilton remains sixth in the drivers’ championship and trails teammate Leclerc by just 16 points.

Ferrari will head into the 2026 F1 regulations with the same driver line-up, bringing continuity and stability, which are fundamental foundations of success.

But between now and then, there’s plenty of racing action left, and they want to get back onto the top step of the rostrum for the first time since 2024.

Hamilton tried something ‘impossible’ at the British Grand Prix, according to Martin Brundle, and pushed too hard in qualifying, potentially costing him a front row start.

It was nice to see the Briton pushing the limits again and competing for top positions, which he hopes becomes a bit more of a habit in the second half of the campaign.