{"id":92221,"date":"2025-08-23T22:46:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T22:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/92221\/"},"modified":"2025-08-23T22:46:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T22:46:08","slug":"lewis-hamilton-engineers-under-heavy-scrutiny-amid-crazy-ferrari-theory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/92221\/","title":{"rendered":"Lewis Hamilton engineers under heavy scrutiny amid &#8216;crazy&#8217; Ferrari theory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday\u2019s fast-paced F1 news round-up includes Lewis Hamilton\u2019s engineers coming under scrutiny as George Russell\u2019s \u201ccrazy\u201d Ferrari theory is rejected.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s blast through the day\u2019s main F1 headlines at full throttle\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Lewis Hamilton at odds with Ferrari engineers over how to drive SF-25?<\/p>\n<p>Lewis Hamilton may be at odds with his Ferrari engineers over the optimal way to drive the SF-25 car.<\/p>\n<p>That is the claim of former Williams and McLaren driver Juan Pablo Montoya, who says \u201cpatience\u201d is required for team and driver to gel.<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton is yet to register a podium finish in 14 appearances for Ferrari.<\/p>\n<p>Read more:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetf1.com\/news\/stubborn-ferrari-engineers-called-out-over-lewis-hamilton-struggles\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stubborn Ferrari engineers called out over Lewis Hamilton struggles<\/a><\/p>\n<p>George Russell theory branded \u2018crazy\u2019 after mysterious Ferrari pace loss<\/p>\n<p>Former F1 technical director Gary Anderson believes George Russell\u2019s theory for Charles Leclerc\u2019s loss of pace at the Hungarian Grand Prix is \u201ca bit wacky and far-fetched.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Leclerc could only manage a distant fourth in Hungary despite leading the first half of the race after setting Ferrari\u2019s first pole position of the F1 2025 season.<\/p>\n<p>Russell claimed after the race that increased tyre pressures for the final stint may have played a role in Leclerc\u2019s demise.<\/p>\n<p>Read more:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetf1.com\/news\/george-russell-ferrari-investigation-theory-crazy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">George Russell theory branded \u2018crazy\u2019 as big Ferrari mystery thickens<\/a><\/p>\n<p>F1 2026 cars to shatter top-speed records?<\/p>\n<p>The new F1 2026 cars could achieve a top speed of around 400 kilometres per hour (248.5mph) at full power, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has claimed.<\/p>\n<p>F1 will undergo its biggest regulation changes for some time next season as the chassis and engine rules are overhauled at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>The sport will embrace 50 per cent electrification, fully sustainable fuels and active aerodynamics.<\/p>\n<p>Read more:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetf1.com\/news\/f1-2026-car-top-speed-record\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">F1 2026 cars tipped to reach insane top speeds in bold Toto Wolff prediction<\/a><\/p>\n<p>David Coulthard \u2018five seconds slower\u2019 in Max Verstappen head to head<\/p>\n<p>Former Red Bull driver David Coulthard has revealed that he was \u201cfive seconds slower\u201d than reigning F1 World Champion Max Verstappen in a head-to-head battle at Imola.<\/p>\n<p>Coulthard has revealed that he and Verstappen set one flying lap each during a filming session at Imola two years ago, with the 54-year-old significantly off the pace.<\/p>\n<p>Coulthard\u2019s response? \u201cI was actually reasonably happy with that\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetf1.com\/news\/david-coulthard-five-seconds-slower-than-max-verstappen-imola\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Coulthard reveals one-lap gap to Max Verstappen as F1 physical demands laid bare<\/a><\/p>\n<p>How much does it cost to start an F1 team?<\/p>\n<p>Formula 1 will welcome an 11th team on the grid next season when the Cadillac F1 outfit makes its long-awaited debut.<\/p>\n<p>The General Motors brand will become the first brand-new team to enter the sport since fellow US outfit Haas in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>But how much does it cost to create an F1 team from scratch? The figures involved must be seen to be believed.<\/p>\n<p>Read more:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetf1.com\/features\/the-eye-watering-costs-of-creating-an-f1-team\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Uncovered: The eye-watering costs behind creating an F1 team<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Saturday\u2019s fast-paced F1 news round-up includes Lewis Hamilton\u2019s engineers coming under scrutiny as George Russell\u2019s \u201ccrazy\u201d Ferrari theory&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":92222,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[441],"tags":[49,48,578,930,576,577,3024,1613,932,1885,1881,44,1882,82],"class_list":["post-92221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-formula-1","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-f1","tag-ferrari","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-george-russell","tag-home-page","tag-lewis-hamilton","tag-max-verstappen","tag-mercedes","tag-news","tag-red-bull","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92221","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=92221"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92221\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/92222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}