Lewis Hamilton after British GP Qualifying

Hamilton sent 'documents' to Ferrari over the break: what is this about?

10:55, 25 Jul

byTobia Elia

Lewis Hamilton revealed that he worked hard over the two-week break not only to prepare for the Spa-Francorchamps weekend, but more importantly with a view to next season and the arrival of the new technical regulations.

A focused and determined Lewis Hamilton faced the media yesterday, clearly intent on getting the most out of his team. The seven-time world champion is enduring a challenging debut season with Ferrari—flashes of brilliance have emerged here and there, but he has yet to secure a podium finish.

Lewis Hamilton at Ferrari

Hamilton 'sent documents' to Ferrari

Speaking at the press conference on the eve of the Belgian Grand Prix weekend, the Briton admitted he had worked hard during the summer break: ''II was at the factory two weeks, a couple of days each week. We did preparation—going over where we were at the previous race, things that we need to change. I hold a lot of meetings.''

'' I’ve called on lots of meetings with the heads of the team. I’ve sat with John Benedetto and Fred in several meetings. I’ve sat with the head of our car development, with Loïc, also the heads of different departments—talking about engine for next year, front suspension, rear suspension, things that you want, issues that I have with this car.''

Hamilton also revealed that he had drafted documents outlining ways to improve certain dynamics within the team, as well as suggestions regarding next year’s car: ''I’ve sent documents. So through the year, after the first few races, I did a full document for the team.''

''Then during this break, I had another two documents that I sent in, and then I come in and want to address those. Some of it’s structural adjustments that we need to make as a team in order to get better in all the areas we want to improve.''

''And the other one was really about the car—the current issues that I have, some things that you do want to take on to next year’s car, and some that you need to work on changing.''

Finally, Lewis admitted that he’s already placing a strong focus on next year’s car: ''We did development—tried the 2026 car for the first time and started work on that. Thirty engineers come into the room and you sit and debrief with every single one of them.''

''So big, big push. Otherwise, just training—pretty hard. Maybe a little bit too hard. A bit heavy this weekend.''