Ferrari, Lewis Hamilton goes for the big target at Silverstone

For the first race in red in the carnival of his exploits, Lewis Hamilton will try to return to victory, this weekend at Silverstone. It would coincide with Ferrari’s first at a GP in 2025, which started full of expectations and sank under the weight of McLaren supremacy. Maranello&#8217s only smile remains, for now, success in the Shanghai Sprint, right with Hamilton. Nearly a year after dominating the ‘home GP’ breaking a nearly 1,000-day fast with Mercedes, “King Lewis” is aiming to improve on his own record at the legendary British circuit, where he has scored nine wins and seven poles. Getting on the top step, after his third place in Austria, also entices his teammate, Charles Leclerc.

“Podiums give confidence, we are quite satisfied because we are improving step by step. We are not totally because we want to win, but I hope we can have a chance here and that this weekend is the right one” he said at the press conference. “The first part of the season did not meet expectations– added the Ferrarista. We started the year hoping to start from where we finished last year, but we are finding our way back. We await the other updates hoping that they can reduce the gap. I hope for a brighter second half of the championship”. Whoever brings it, a win would be pure oxygen for the Scuderia, the only one among the top teams (with McLaren, Red Bull and Mercedes) that has not yet made a GP of its own, after 11 races. Should he fail to finish in the top three on Sunday, Hamilton would end a run of 15 consecutive podium finishes at Silverstone, which again represents an all-time record on a single track. Thanks to the modifications fitted to the SF-25 in Austria, Ferrari has climbed to second place in the constructors’ championship.

“The improvements made at Spielberg certainly contributed to our good result – said team principal Frederic Vasseur – and we want to capitalize on this positive momentum before the next race”. Then the latest rumors about Max Verstappen&#8217s future, fueled by Red Bull&#8217s black weekend, held sway at Silverstone. In Austria, the Dutchman was forced to retire after a collision with Kimi Antonelli’s Mercedes, while Yuki Tsunoda’s 16th-place finish left the team out of points for the first time since March 2022. Enough to convince Verstappen, under contract until the end of 2028, to leave early? According to Sky Sport Italia, Max is in “concrete negotiations” with Mercedes for 2026. He could take the place of George Russell. Who to these rumors replied: “I have not signed the renewal yet, but I think about driving, I want to continue here and I am not talking to other teams. You can have a contract, but if you don’t have the performance you risk being out. I am not in this position. I trust Toto Wolff“.