Hamilton in no-man's land at Silverstone, criticises Ferrari for woeful British GP
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Lewis Hamilton's home race at the British Grand Prix left him frustrated with Ferrari's strategic calls and his SF-25's indomitable nature.
Speaking to Sky Sports after the race at Silverstone, ground to some of his most awe-inspiring wins, a frustrated Hamilton said: "It's the worst feeling," regarding his Ferrari car's handling.
Hamilton fails to make consistent headway with his SF-25 and finds himself in no-man's land
The Briton admits to having to reset his confidence in Ferrari's 2025 car time after time, which leaves the 7-time world champion with a feeling of 'not really going anywhere.'
"When it's constantly snapping you just have no confidence. The ultimate goal is to try and build up confidence in the car and get faster and faster over time."
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"It's like building a wall and then knocking it down. When you can't build that confidence you're not really going anywhere. You're kind of in no man's land. That's how I felt for most of the race," the Briton said.
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'Ferrari's strategy hindered my British GP'
Hamilton didn't have to battle his car's defficiencies, but Ferrari's strategy set him back as well, potentially costing him a podium-less record streak breaking P3 result which ultimately went to Nico Hulkenberg.
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"We lost time and a lot of places through strategy," Hamilton complained.
"I'm not really sure how I was P4 and came out P8. That made life very difficult. I got stuck behind three cars for a long time."
"Then I stopped early in the hope of a big undercut and jeez, it was so tricky. This car does not like these conditions at all."
"A big snap and I went wide in Turn Three and it lost me a ton of time. There was lots of mistakes. It was not a good day."
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