{"id":397914,"date":"2026-01-07T17:04:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T17:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/397914\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T17:04:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T17:04:08","slug":"lewis-hamilton-on-2026-after-tough-ferrari-f1-season-time-for-change-is-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/397914\/","title":{"rendered":"Lewis Hamilton on 2026 after tough Ferrari F1 season: Time for change is now"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lewis Hamilton<\/a> has issued a rallying cry ahead of the Formula 1 2026 season, insisting the “time for change is now.”<\/p>\n

Hamilton endured a tough debut season at Ferrari, finishing sixth in the championship and failing to secure a single podium all year, which he described as a “nightmare.”<\/p>\n

The seven-time world champion, who after the season went on a digital detox, posted on Instagram<\/a> on his 41st birthday alongside photos of him snowboarding that “we’re entering the year of the Horse” — apt for Ferrari, whose logo is a Prancing Horse — and “leaving behind the Year of the Snake.”<\/p>\n

“The time for change is now,” Hamilton added. “Starting new routines, leaving behind unwanted patterns and working on growth.<\/p>\n

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“Let go of things that don’t serve you. This can take time, there will be things you can’t get rid of immediately, but it starts with the first step.<\/p>\n

“Even though the world can seem like a mess, I hope that you’re staying focused on living life to the fullest. Be you and never forget who you are. I learnt that from many of you who told me this in 2025, and I’ll never forget again!<\/p>\n

“Your support means the world to me, and I’m here for you too. You are never alone. Let’s take it one day at a time, one step at a time.”<\/p>\n

Ferrari’s season launch takes place on Jan. 23, three days before the start of the first private preseason test.<\/p>\n

Hamilton is signed on a multi-year deal with Ferrari, and will be aiming for a record-breaking eighth title in 2026. He and Charles Leclerc<\/a> will also be aiming to end Ferrari’s long constructors’ drought.<\/p>\n