Report claims Ferrari-Hamilton partnership is 'imbalanced'.
"There has been significant friction and tension."
Lewis Hamilton maintains that he will not apologize for his candidness over the radio during the Miami Grand Prix. On the track, the seven-time world champion is noticeably finding it hard to adjust to Ferrari, after spending his entire highly successful career with Mercedes-powered vehicles. One of his challenges, however, stems from communication issues, as he has had multiple clashes with Sebastian Vettel and Carlos Sainz’s former race engineer, Riccardo Adami, several times already in 2025. "The rapport between Hamilton and Adami remains elusive," reports La Repubblica newspaper. "Since the first Sunday in Melbourne, there has been considerable friction and tension."
Additionally, during the Miami race, Hamilton reflected on social media about his long-standing and successful partnership with his former Mercedes race engineer, Peter Bonnington, who is now working with Kimi Antonelli. "I watched the video of Bono with Kimi and Toto (Wolff)," the 40-year-old shared, "and it genuinely warmed my heart. Bono is simply the best."
In contrast, La Gazzetta dello Sport journalist Arianna Ravelli argues that the current combination of Hamilton, Ferrari, and Adami is "not very well balanced." "The Englishman needed Ferrari more," she stated. "Considering his age, Ferrari’s vision can only be seen as short-term. How wonderful would it have been to envision a new Kimi in red?"
When asked about missing out on signing the young Italian Antonelli, Ferrari’s executive chairman John Elkann humorously remarked: "Perhaps when he turns 40." Meanwhile, Ravelli from La Gazzetta believes that attention should also be directed towards the underperformance of team principal Frederic Vasseur. "What went wrong?" she questioned. "After the (Mattia) Binotto era, the mantra at Maranello was 'Let Vasseur cook.' So were the ingredients wrong or does the chef need to improve his Masterchef skills?"
Regarding his confrontations with Adami in Miami, the 40-year-old Hamilton asserted: "I still possess that fire within me and I will not apologize for being a fighter. I will not apologize for my desire to win."
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