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Following his sensational lap in Saturday's qualifying which saw Charles Leclerc claim a shock pole position for Ferrari, the Monegasque endured a heartbreaking result at the Hungarian Grand Prix despite his impressive pace during his first two stints of the race. F1Technical's senior writer Balazs Szabo delivers his latest analysis in his column branded as F1MATHS.
A disaster. I had 0 grip at the rear. I nearly lost the car in T2. I didn't regain the grip; we need to analyze it because it was just extremely difficult to keep the car on track. We're way off the mark with the setup.
Can't be trusted.ScuderiaLeo wrote: ↑27 Nov 2025, 22:17
Anyways, Hamilton said in today's press interviews the team is expecting Qatar to be much better than the last few tracks, and that they think it suits the car. However, still not on the level of RBR.
"They had some things they found on the simulator last night, so we implemented those changes. And, yeah, the car was really in the wrong direction and very, very difficult for whatever reason, clearly for both of us."
"But we just don't have any stability. So when I say that, it's the rear end is not planted, so it's sliding, snapping a lot. Then we have bouncing. So when you're going into corners, like turn 10, the thing starts bouncing. We have a lot of mid-corner understeer. And then you apply the steering, and then it snaps, and you try and catch it. So it's different between low, medium, and high, and it's a fight like you couldn't believe."
