Lewis Hamilton has issued a rallying cry ahead of the Formula 1 2026 season, insisting the \u201ctime for change is now.\u201d<\/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 \u201cnightmare.\u201d<\/p>\n
The seven-time world champion, who after the season went on a digital detox, posted on Instagram on his 41st birthday alongside photos of him snowboarding that \u201cwe\u2019re entering the year of the Horse\u201d — apt for Ferrari, whose logo is a Prancing Horse — and \u201cleaving behind the Year of the Snake.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe time for change is now,\u201d Hamilton added. \u201cStarting new routines, leaving behind unwanted patterns and working on growth.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet go of things that don\u2019t serve you. This can take time, there will be things you can\u2019t get rid of immediately, but it starts with the first step.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven though the world can seem like a mess, I hope that you\u2019re 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\u2019ll never forget again!<\/p>\n
\u201cYour support means the world to me, and I\u2019m here for you too. You are never alone. Let\u2019s take it one day at a time, one step at a time.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ferrari\u2019s 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 will also be aiming to end Ferrari\u2019s long constructors\u2019 drought.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lewis Hamilton has issued a rallying cry ahead of the Formula 1 2026 season, insisting the \u201ctime for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":379810,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[441],"tags":[49,48,578,86971,576,577,147905,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-394373","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-formula-1","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-f1","11":"tag-f1-sports-auto-racing-league-f1","12":"tag-formula-1","13":"tag-formula1","14":"tag-lewis-hamilton-sports-auto-racing-player-player-statscom-355624","15":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394373","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=394373"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394373\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/379810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=394373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=394373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=394373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}