{"id":44144,"date":"2025-08-05T01:17:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T01:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/44144\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T01:17:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T01:17:08","slug":"lewis-hamiltons-last-hungarian-grand-prix-radio-message-leaves-ferrari-in-a-difficult-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/44144\/","title":{"rendered":"Lewis Hamilton&#8217;s last Hungarian Grand Prix radio message leaves Ferrari in a difficult position"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Although Ferrari are second in Formula 1\u2019s constructors\u2019 standings, they might not be for too long given their current form.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.f1oversteer.com\/tag\/lewis-hamilton\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lewis Hamilton<\/a> is struggling to get to grips with the SF25, and recent upgrades have not cured any of his issues with the car.<\/p>\n<p>Much like Red Bull, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.f1oversteer.com\/tag\/ferrari\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ferrari<\/a> will fear running an effective one-car operation if their second car continues to struggle for the rest of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Second place in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.f1oversteer.com\/f1-standings\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">constructors\u2019 championship<\/a> could be in danger, and with events such as the Italian Grand Prix approaching, they will need to find some time over the summer break.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.f1oversteer.com\/news\/damon-hill-sends-lewis-hamilton-an-it-gets-harder-warning-after-he-told-ferrari-to-consider-replacing-him\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hamilton has been sent an \u2018it gets harder\u2019 warning<\/a> by Damon Hill on the back of his declining results. It seems that some believe his age is finally getting to him.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.f1oversteer.com\/features\/f1-fans-cant-believe-what-lewis-hamilton-was-told-by-ferrari-in-unheard-radio-message-at-the-hungarian-grand-prix\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">F1 fans can\u2019t believe what Hamilton was told by Ferrari<\/a> as they instructed him to lift and coast at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.f1oversteer.com\/tag\/hungarian-grand-prix\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hungarian Grand Prix<\/a> in order to make the end of the race. Before that, his pace was already poor.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.f1oversteer.com\/news\/gutted-lewis-hamilton-responds-when-asked-if-he-still-loves-racing-after-point-less-hungarian-grand-prix\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gutted Lewis Hamilton responds when asked if he still loves racing after point-less Hungarian Grand Prix<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2227458025-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton on track during qualifying for the 2025 F1 Hungarian Grand Prix\" class=\"wp-image-128186\" \/>Photo by Andrea Diodato\/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesLewis Hamilton\u2019s Ferrari apology in Hungarian Grand Prix radio message leaves them in tricky position<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.f1oversteer.com\/news\/sam-bird-identifies-lewis-hamiltons-biggest-problem-that-ferrari-created-at-the-hungarian-grand-prix\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hamilton\u2019s biggest \u2018problem\u2019 in Hungary<\/a> was actually created by his team starting him on the hard tyres. It meant he had to run deep into the race and face traffic.<\/p>\n<p>However, he would have expected to find more pace, and his struggles highlighted just where he is currently.<\/p>\n<p>His team will be worried that second place in the constructors\u2019 standings could be seized by one of their rivals if Hamilton\u2019s form fails to pick up.<\/p>\n<p>His post-race message confirms that he, too, is worried about losing points when a better result might have been on the table.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReally sorry about this weekend, guys. Losing you points,\u201d Hamilton said over the radio post-race.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.f1oversteer.com\/news\/f1-ceo-stefano-domenicali-makes-very-strong-lewis-hamilton-prediction-amid-ferrari-2025-struggles\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stefano Domenicali made a \u2018very strong\u2019 Hamilton prediction<\/a> for the second half of 2025. He thinks he will finally come good, but if he doesn\u2019t, there will be major questions to be asked next year.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.f1oversteer.com\/news\/lewis-hamilton-told-hes-developed-a-driving-habit-that-might-be-impossible-for-ferrari-to-fix\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lewis Hamilton told he\u2019s developed a driving \u2018habit\u2019 that might be impossible for Ferrari to fix<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lewis Hamilton equals three-year lull at the Hungarian Grand Prix<\/p>\n<p>Although 12th place marks Hamilton\u2019s first non-score for Ferrari in a race which he has seen the finish in, it also equals his worst result since the 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<p>He also finished 12th at Qatar last year following another miserable weekend, but with Mercedes that time.<\/p>\n<p>The break couldn\u2019t have come at a better time for the seven-time champion, who needs to come back refreshed and ready to go again in four weeks.<\/p>\n<p>The back end of the season can be a brutal stretch. With 10 races in just over 13 weeks, teams and drivers will have their work cut out. Ferrari have a chance to capitalise on their recent upgrades, if they can understand them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Although Ferrari are second in Formula 1\u2019s constructors\u2019 standings, they might not be for too long given their&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":44145,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[572],"tags":[64,63,826,32451,823,806,805,803,804,85],"class_list":["post-44144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-motosport","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-ferrari","tag-hungarian-grand-prix","tag-lewis-hamilton","tag-motor","tag-motor-sports","tag-motosport","tag-motosports","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44144"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44144\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}