Lewis Hamilton believes Ferrari’s focus for the remainder of the F1 season should be on securing P2 in the Constructors’ Championship rather than shifting attention to 2027.
The Ferrari team has found itself in the spotlight over the past few race weekends. Despite their on-track performance needing improvement, the teammate wheel-to-wheel battles and the media storm surrounding the Prancing Horse have been under scrutiny. Now, Lewis Hamilton has once again emphasised the importance of teamwork, this time needing to come together to secure P2 in the Constructors’ Championship.
While the legendary Italian outfit has suffered a long title drought since 2008, the next best thing would be for the team to secure P2 in the Constructors’ Championship. Currently, the Scuderia does sit second in the Standings with 510 points. Despite being a long way off from the Constructors’ Championship winners, Mercedes, with 652 points, Ferrari sit 95 points ahead of Red Bull.
Their rivals at Red Bull have recently seen a surge in performance, with Max Verstappen taking his first win of the season at the Bahrain GP in Malaysia, followed by another victory in Singapore, and then his third win of the year in Mexico. Still, with only three more race weekends to go, Ferrari remain the favourites for runner-ups in the Constructors Championship.
“Well, we’ve got to work to make sure we hold on to second in the Constructors’ Championship, because that impacts everyone back in the factory,” Hamilton said to Sky Sports F1 when asked whether the team should shift their focus to 2027 as both the Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championships are unachievable.
“They really deserve that position. So we’ve got to work hard at his next races for sure. In the background, we get to [go to] the factory next week and then start working on where we want to go.”
‘The engine is probably number one’
With many whispers that this year would be Ferrari’s season, Mercedes and Andrea Kimi Antonelli showed their true dominance, turning it into another disappointment for the Tifosi. However, the Italian outfit has still made important progress, pushing them towards a potential title fight next season.
“I think fundamentally we’ve got a great car, and that’s down to an amazing group of people back at the factory, who are really intelligent and have made the right decisions,” Hamilton continued.
“As I’ve said before, we have been innovators this year. We’ve had things on the car that everyone else has often followed. It’s just that we know we’re down on power, and that’s something that we just live with. We have to catch up for next year.”
Despite the Scuderia’s hopes, Hamilton revealed that they need more horsepower to put up a real fight for a title in 2027.
“I think the engine is probably number one [priority],” the seven-time World Champion reiterated at the Mexico City GP.
“We’ve got reliability, which is good. But if we were matching the power of the others, we would be fighting for the championship this year, which we know. So rectifying that and closing the gap is important.”
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