F1 champion backs Hamilton’s Ferrari shake-up as Brit pushes for major changes

Ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix Hamilton revealed the extent of his efforts behind the scenes at Ferrari, calling “lots of meetings” with the team’s top brass in the three-week break between Silverstone and Spa.

The seven-time World Champion confirmed he sat down with Ferrari president John Elkann, CEO Benedetto Vigna, team principal Fred Vasseur and chassis technical director Loïc Serra, pressing for changes both to the current SF-25 and to the 2026 project.

“I hold a lot of meetings, I’ve called lots of meetings with the heads of the team," Hamilton said to GPblog among others.

Hamilton’s Ferrari move has already pushed him to the limit. The Hungarian Grand Prix left him labelling himself 'useless' after qualifying P12 while Charles Leclerc took Ferrari’s first pole of the season.

The Briton also hinted at 'things going on in the background' at Maranello which he described as 'not great', which according to reports have now been revealed.

In light of the documents Hamilton shared, Leclerc laughed about the initiative saying he 'did not make documents', as he 'actually talked to people'.

But Nico Rosberg, Hamilton’s former Mercedes teammate, believes Ferrari should heed Hamilton's direction.

“He’s a seven-time World Champion, so you definitely have to listen to what a seven-time World Champion is telling you," said Rosberg in Sky Sports F1.

“So in many senses, he will be even thinking about next year already now as well, with some of the things that he’s talking about," explained Rosberg dismissing the possibility of the Scuderia finding a short term solution to the issues.

"He’s not like resigned, giving up, but he’s really pushing hard, the team, the owners, the team boss. That’s a great sign,” Rosberg concluded.