Hamilton chances get a boost as Ferrari's latest key F1 push is revealed

16:27, 21 Jul

Updated: 17:13, 21 Jul

byNorberto Mujica

Ferrari are looking for a change in the tides of the 2025 season, as the way the current year has been going for them has been profoundly underwhelming.

Their inability to win a race or even snatch a pole position this year is ample evidence of that when confronted with how their 2024 season ended.

After Lewis Hamilton's pole and win during the sprint portion of the race weekend in Shanghai, which had uplifted the Scuderia's spirits - only to floor them with a double disqualification come Sunday - success has not come a-knocking for the the Italian team.

In fact, only a few P3's, all courtesy of Charles Leclerc, have been the highlights of the Maranello-based outfit in 2025.

However, since the Austrian Grand Prix, Ferrari's season seems to be in upward trend, following a rather successful floor upgrade which upped their performance by some margin, enough to finish in the top 4 for two consecutive races whilst showing decent pace.

Formula 1 World Championship 2025, Round 12, British Grand Prix, Silverstone, Silverstone, England, Sunday 6 July 2025 Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Ferrari SF 25.

Lewis Hamilton's hard-fought British Grand Prix saw him take P4 on Sunday.

Revamped rear suspension not the only upgrade Ferrari will bring ahead of the break

The Scuderia's season has been marred by a reported suspension issue, wherein it collapses when under load, which is believed to be the cause of their China disqualification, also a downward turning point to their present campaign.

Since then it is believed Ferrari has been forced to run their car with a higher clearance from the ground, losing downforce, stability, a consistent balance, making the SF-25 harder to drive and thus to extract the maximum potential from it.

All these factors when coupled together could explain the gap Ferrari is currently lagging behind performance-wise with respects to Red Bull and further ahead, McLaren.

After a tough outing at Silverstone, Planet F1 reports that Ferrari have taken heed of Hamilton and Leclerc's feedback in terms of their difficulties driving the SF-25.

Not only will the team led by Frederic Vasseur bring the redesigned rear suspension to Belgium, but an upgrade to the power steering system is also in the works, which Ferrari is looking to premiere at the Hungarian Grand Prix, the race that sends the whole of Formula 1 into the summer break.