2026 Scuderia Ferrari HP F1 Team

[sucof]

Is it just me, or did Lewis still sound quite down in interviews after his run in the car yesterday?

Not sure it says anything about the car performance, but I expected him to sound more upbeat.

He is just sad Leclerc had the dry running

[Sidiamal]

Wouldn't be able to conclude much from SLH considering he only did wet running and I expect these cars are woeful in those conditions regardless of how good they might be.

[jambuka]

Seems bearman in haas stopped on track. Is it a PU issue ?

[catent]

I’m speculating, of course, but the impression I get is that Hamilton’s demeanor and outlook varies not only based on the quality of the car, but also what his pace is relative to his teammate. You could give him the quickest car on the grid, but if he was consistently outpaced by his teammate, he’d be glum, which, to be fair, is understandable.

Just the other day Hamilton seemed quite optimistic and excited headed into testing, perhaps hoping the new car would suit him and he could close the relative performance gap to Leclerc. Maybe he saw he was losing time after their respective first runs on track, and that’s influencing his outlook.

[dans79]

Is it just me, or did Lewis still sound quite down in interviews after his run in the car yesterday?

Not sure it says anything about the car performance, but I expected him to sound more upbeat.

He is just sad Leclerc had the dry running

Likely just wanted to get to someplace warm and dry. when it comes to weather nothing is worse than being cold and wet.

[DGP123]

I’m speculating, of course, but the impression I get is that Hamilton’s demeanor and outlook varies not only based on the quality of the car, but also what his pace is relative to his teammate. You could give him the quickest car on the grid, but if he was consistently outpaced by his teammate, he’d be glum, which, to be fair, is understandable.

Just the other day Hamilton seemed quite optimistic and excited headed into testing, perhaps hoping the new car would suit him and he could close the relative performance gap to Leclerc. Maybe he saw he was losing time after their respective first runs on track, and that’s influencing his outlook.

One of the worst takes. Do you even look at the running and the conditions?

Keep speculating

[Peter Ian Staker]

I’m speculating, of course, but the impression I get is that Hamilton’s demeanor and outlook varies not only based on the quality of the car, but also what his pace is relative to his teammate. You could give him the quickest car on the grid, but if he was consistently outpaced by his teammate, he’d be glum, which, to be fair, is understandable.

Just the other day Hamilton seemed quite optimistic and excited headed into testing, perhaps hoping the new car would suit him and he could close the relative performance gap to Leclerc. Maybe he saw he was losing time after their respective first runs on track, and that’s influencing his outlook.

How could he have deduced that from a bunch of wet weather running? Afternoon times were like 10 seconds slower than the early morning dryish runs Leclerc was a part of.
Come on now...

[CHT]

I’m speculating, of course, but the impression I get is that Hamilton’s demeanor and outlook varies not only based on the quality of the car, but also what his pace is relative to his teammate. You could give him the quickest car on the grid, but if he was consistently outpaced by his teammate, he’d be glum, which, to be fair, is understandable.

Just the other day Hamilton seemed quite optimistic and excited headed into testing, perhaps hoping the new car would suit him and he could close the relative performance gap to Leclerc. Maybe he saw he was losing time after their respective first runs on track, and that’s influencing his outlook.

How could he have deduced that from a bunch of wet weather running? Afternoon times were like 10 seconds slower than the early morning dryish runs Leclerc was a part of.
Come on now...

This generation of F1 cars may be harder to drive simply because there are too many settings and adaptation required by driver to get a good lap especially during qualifying. And it may also be harder to drive in the wet due to the torquey nature of the engine. But you are right, its too early to judge and it also depends how other teams are doing.

[AR3-GP]

Why didn't Ferrari run on Wednesday?

[Macklaren]

Why didn't Ferrari run on Wednesday?

There was a high threat of rain in the afternoon (which did not materialize). Weather is clear and warmer for Thu and Fri

[dans79]

This generation of F1 cars may be harder to drive simply because there are too many settings and adaptation required by driver to get a good lap especially during qualifying. And it may also be harder to drive in the wet due to the torquey nature of the engine. But you are right, its too early to judge and it also depends how other teams are doing.

In 2009 and 2011-2013, drivers had to decide manually deploy KERS, as it wasn't baked into a power delivery map. in 2011 & 2012 DRS deployment during practice and qualifying was unrestricted. Also not prior to 2014, teams could change gear ratios every weekend.

Thus imo, what they have to do in 2026 is no harder than what they had to do in 2011 and 2012. It was easy back then because just like now the teams did extensive simulations to determine what was the fastest methodology at every track.

What will be more interesting to watch is actual racing, because the drivers will have more tools at their disposal to both attack and defend.

What we have to hope for is that the tires won't be crap, but it's Pirelli, so.......................

[jambuka]

Did haas break down twice due to engine issue or some other things ?

[dialtone]

Did haas break down twice due to engine issue or some other things ?

Bearman said they had no major issues and Ayao said they had a minor reliability problem but it’s nothing they cannot fix.

That pretty much rules out engine issues as they would need Ferrari and it wouldn’t be minor.

[CHT]

This generation of F1 cars may be harder to drive simply because there are too many settings and adaptation required by driver to get a good lap especially during qualifying. And it may also be harder to drive in the wet due to the torquey nature of the engine. But you are right, its too early to judge and it also depends how other teams are doing.

In 2009 and 2011-2013, drivers had to decide manually deploy KERS, as it wasn't baked into a power delivery map. in 2011 & 2012 DRS deployment during practice and qualifying was unrestricted. Also not prior to 2014, teams could change gear ratios every weekend.

Thus imo, what they have to do in 2026 is no harder than what they had to do in 2011 and 2012. It was easy back then because just like now the teams did extensive simulations to determine what was the fastest methodology at every track.

What will be more interesting to watch is actual racing, because the drivers will have more tools at their disposal to both attack and defend.

What we have to hope for is that the tires won't be crap, but it's Pirelli, so.......................

In the past, driver's focus has always been about going faster, but based on what I read, this season drivers may need to go slower in order to be faster later.

[jambuka]

Will sf-26 do more than 100 laps on Thursday ?