'An upgrade at last!' Ferrari to fight for Austrian GP win? Hamilton answers

Ferrari's season has been less than optimal, and Lewis Hamilton's first season with Ferrari has been marred by misfortune. For the Austrian Grand Prix, though, the Scuderia wil introduce upgrades to their SF-25, but will they be enough to fight for the top prizes?

During media day in Spielberg, Hamilton was asked if the scheduled upgrades would increase his comfort aboard the Ferrari 2025 F1 car. "I mean firstly, I'm happy that we have an upgrade," the Briton said to GPblog and other media at the Red Bull Ring.

"It's always exciting to get the pieces. I'm so really grateful for everyone working really hard to bring them in." However, the full extent of the impact they wil have on Ferrari's performance is not yet known said the Briton.

"We really don't know the actual effect yet. It's not a normal information we're getting of how much load you added to the car, that's not necessarily clear. And so hopefully we'll be stepping in the right direction. But I don't think we're expecting it to change."

Ferrari are making progress

It's clear now that Ferrari's struggles lie mainly on Saturday afternoons, with Hamilton and Leclerc failing to secure even one pole position in the ten races that have been run so far.

The team are also reportedly suffering with the ride height of their car. Due to a compression upon load suspension issue the Italians are forced to run the SF-25 higher than required to extract the maximum potential.

Nevertheless, the Briton sees Ferrari taking steps in the right direction. "Before the last race we've had lots of, we've had many problems on both sides, [the] driver's side and on the car's side. And the positive is that I feel like we're making progress in this specific thing."

Lately many rumours have popped up in the media suggesting the team principal Frederic Vasseur's exit from the Italian outfit. Those rumours were allegedly given the 'publishing blessing' by Ferrari chairman John Elkann himself.