Lewis Hamilton‘s Ferrari Game Plan Stirs Debate
Ralf Schumacher thinks Lewis Hamilton should’ve kept his technical advice to Ferrari behind closed doors.
“Hamilton should have been a bit less public about it,” the former F1 driver said when asked about Hamilton’s decision to share technical documents with Ferrari’s leadership team.
Schumacher, who raced in F1 from 1997 to 2007, doesn’t see anything wrong with Hamilton’s eagerness to help his new team. He just questions the public nature of it.
“We all used to do that. Simulations weren’t as advanced back then. Things are different now. I don’t know if you should hold that against anyone,” Schumacher told Sport 1.
But communication issues might be a bigger problem for the seven-time world champion at Ferrari.
Schumacher had a surprising suggestion for fixing the relationship between Hamilton and his race engineer, Riccardo Adami: “Basically, I think he and his engineer should go on vacation together. They just don’t get along. That’s a huge disadvantage.”
Reports emerged during Hamilton’s first season at Ferrari that he handed out documents containing recommendations to improve operations at the Italian team. This move didn’t sit well with everyone, including former Ferrari boss Maurizio Arrivabene, who publicly criticized Hamilton’s approach.
## Rough Road Ahead in 2026?
Schumacher isn’t too optimistic about Hamilton’s chances when F1’s new regulations kick in for 2026.
The 50-year-old believes Hamilton will struggle with the massive technical changes coming to the sport, pointing to the Briton’s supposed dislike for “technical tinkering” as a key factor.
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