{"id":356361,"date":"2025-12-19T22:12:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T22:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/356361\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T22:12:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T22:12:10","slug":"ferrari-offer-lewis-hamilton-concession-as-f1-set-for-power-unit-drama-racingnews365-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/356361\/","title":{"rendered":"Ferrari offer Lewis Hamilton concession as F1 set for power unit drama – RacingNews365 Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fred Vasseur has conceded that he “underestimated” how challenging moving from Mercedes<\/a> to Ferrari would be for Lewis Hamilton.<\/p>\n

The 40-year-old struggled to adapt to his new surroundings, enduring a year plagued by poor results<\/a> after heading to Maranello on a wave of optimism and anticipation.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Ferrari make ‘difficult’ Lewis Hamilton admission after ‘underestimated’ challenge<\/a><\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tF1 braced for potential protest over alleged power unit trick – report<\/p>\n

Formula 1 could be braced for a potential protest at the 2026 season-opening Australian Grand Prix over an alleged power unit trick, according to reports.<\/p>\n

Motorsport Magazin has reported that Ferrari<\/a>, Audi, and Honda have made representations to the FIA over a potential trick Mercedes<\/a> High Performance Powertrains (HPP) and Red Bull<\/a> Powertrains (RBPT) are alleged to have uncovered.\u00a0<\/p>\n

READ MORE: F1 braced for potential protest over alleged power unit trick – report<\/a><\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tMax Verstappen speaks candidly about ‘shitty’ Gianpiero Lambiase situation<\/p>\n

Max Verstappen has candidly reflected on the “shitty situation” affecting his race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase across the 2025 season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Lambiase has worked with Verstappen since he was promoted to Red Bull<\/a> in 2016, with the two forging one of the most iconic driver-engineer relationships, akin to Lewis Hamilton<\/a> and Peter Bonnington at Mercedes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Max Verstappen speaks candidly about ‘shitty’ Gianpiero Lambiase situation<\/a><\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tFerrari considering major Lewis Hamilton change<\/p>\n

Ferrari<\/a> is “evaluating all options” when it comes to whether Lewis Hamilton’s race engineer Riccardo Adami will continue with the seven-time F1 drivers’ champion in 2026, according to team principal Fred Vasseur.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Corriere Della Sera at the Italian team’s end-of-season press debrief, the 57-year-old confirmed the Scuderia was open to changing things up on Hamilton’s side of the pit wall, after he endured a difficult first campaign in red.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Ferrari considering major Lewis Hamilton change<\/a><\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tOscar Piastri delivers strong ‘hell of a lot’ message after F1 title misfortune<\/p>\n

Oscar Piastri insists he has “learned a hell of a lot” in F1 over the past season, despite watching a maiden drivers’ championship slip through his fingers.<\/p>\n

The Australian led the standings for much of the campaign and looked on course to beat Lando Norris to the crown, but a late-season capitulation opened the door for his McLaren team-mate and Max Verstappen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Oscar Piastri delivers strong ‘hell of a lot’ message after F1 title misfortune<\/a><\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tCharles Leclerc issues robust defence of ‘no-brainer’ Ferrari decision<\/p>\n

Charles Leclerc has given a strong defence of Ferrari<\/a>‘s decision to stop 2025 development early, calling it a “no-brainer” of a decision.<\/p>\n

Boss Fred Vasseur revealed towards the end of the season that Ferrari had turned off the development taps for its SF-25 machine as early as April to put full focus on the huge rules changes coming in for 2026.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Charles Leclerc issues robust defence of ‘no-brainer’ Ferrari decision<\/a><\/p>\n

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