{"id":433252,"date":"2026-01-23T23:43:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T23:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/433252\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T23:43:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T23:43:11","slug":"what-caused-lewis-hamiltons-sudden-stop-on-track-during-ferrari-sf-26-shakedown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/433252\/","title":{"rendered":"What caused Lewis Hamilton’s sudden stop on track during Ferrari SF-26 shakedown"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ferrari unveiled their 2026 F1 challenger during a shakedown in Italy this morning but fans have all been concerned following a sudden on track stoppage.<\/p>\n

The Italian outfit<\/a> marked their reveal with an on track debut for the SF-26 on track with Lewis Hamilton<\/a> first behind the wheel in Fiorano.<\/p>\n

Following a disappointing 2025 campaign that saw Ferrari scoring zero wins, the team will be looking to compete at the front once again this year.<\/p>\n

Lewis Hamilton, who notably struggled throughout his debut season with the Scuderia, will also be looking for a major step forward on his last season which saw him fail to score a podium in any of the 24 Grand Prix.<\/p>\n

Hamilton was given the honour of taking out the SF-26 for its first ever laps during a wet running in Fiorano, but fans were left scratching their heads when footage emerged of him suddenly stopping the car on track during the demonstration.<\/p>\n

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Lewis Hamilton driving the Ferrari Sf-26 during a shakedown in Fiorano<\/p>\n

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What caused Lewis Hamilton to stop on track?<\/p>\n

While the event was not broadcast to the public, media and a number of fans were in attendance which resulted in video footage emerging of Hamilton stopping the car on track online.<\/p>\n

Footage also circulated on social media showing mechanics running on track to then retrieve the car and return it to the garage.<\/p>\n

This naturally caused a lot of speculation online that Ferrari’s new car had already run into issues during its very first run.<\/p>\n

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Ferrari moved quickly to shut down the numerous claims circulating however with the team explaining that the car had not been stopped due to a mechanical issue.<\/p>\n

Instead Hamilton had been told to stop on purpose due to a limitation on the amount of running the team was permitted to carry out.<\/p>\n

As this was a demo event purely to shake down the car, only 15kms of running are permitted.<\/p>\n

Ferrari explained that Hamilton completed two and a half laps and was instructed to stop the car to then allow teammate Charles Leclerc<\/a> to drive the car for two and a half laps in accordance with the limit.
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