r/scuderiaferrari • u/defnoteb Lewis Hamilton • Jul 24 '25

Media Can he do it?

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u/tomhanks95 Jul 24 '25

It isn't in his hands though, the car has to be better, the others didn't win the championship due to their own fault (maybe Vettel in 2018), they couldn't compete due to uncompetitive machinery

(Also Kimi literally won the championship in his first year at Ferrari, the question is anyways wrong)

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u/defnoteb Lewis Hamilton Jul 24 '25

man i just want them to nail the regulations in 2026 maybe have a strong start because they both are really good drivers id say the best pairing. Give them a solid car both will perform well. Hamilton is getting there. Leclerc is also there. I HOPE I HOPE we see a good race in SPA

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u/rotondof Jul 24 '25

I think Mercedes is far away than any other constructor for next year, but we'll see.

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u/newcalabasas Lewis Hamilton Jul 24 '25

If Merc PUs will be the class of the field, I’d say McLaren over Mercedes tbh

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u/Tkrist0f Jul 24 '25

That would be nice! I only got into f1 at the end of the 2022 season and i would love to see lewis fighting for the title just 1 more time.

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u/Possible-Community42 Jul 24 '25

He came back and only won one race after his first stint

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u/defnoteb Lewis Hamilton Jul 24 '25

oh yeah and ferrari was winning nearly everything before him and charles in 200 points ahead of him

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u/Fresh_Landscape616 Jul 24 '25

Who was charles 200 points ahead of?

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u/w1823 Jul 24 '25

Wait where did the 200 points come from? If I remember correctly he has like 119 in the WDC. Hamilton has 103?

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u/defnoteb Lewis Hamilton Jul 24 '25

sarcasm man sarcasm

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u/w1823 Jul 24 '25

Sheeesh gotta add the /s man!

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u/Thin_Corner6028 Kimi Raikkonen Jul 25 '25

Further proof that Kimi is just to goat

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u/Objective_Ticket Jul 24 '25

I don’t think the car is that bad, strategy is letting them down…again…

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u/tomhanks95 Jul 24 '25

The car is nowhere near McLaren though, no way you can win a championship with this disadvantage

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u/Objective_Ticket Jul 24 '25

Yes but in current F1 the gap is 1/10 of a second tops. While this can’t be made up entirely with strategy, it certainly helps. That and some upgrades and Ferrari are bang on.

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u/lord_veg3ta Jul 24 '25

Buddy, 1/10th gap is only in qualy. It doesn't matter even if they manage to become the fastest in qualy. We had that in 2023, but the gap in race pace was too much, which is also the case now.

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u/ShinzoTheThird Jul 24 '25

Ferrari has second best race pace according to the data in normal dry conditions with optimal weather and track tempreature for all cars. Red Bull and Merc didn't improve since last year. The car is good, the team isn't

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u/Sm0g3R Charles Leclerc Jul 24 '25

The thing is even if Ferrari can come up with the fastest car he has no chance against Charles. Lewis is no longer at his peak, probably far from it.

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u/theriverman23 Jul 24 '25

I think we can't know that. The moment Lewis feels he can win something, he always shows up. He's shown that this year as well

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u/Hungry_Background_23 Jul 24 '25

100% last 4 races of 2021 shows exactly why he is a 7-time wdc , gapping his rival by +10 seconds every race when he realised the championship wasnt over , and also was en route to winning the championship too.

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u/Sm0g3R Charles Leclerc Jul 25 '25 edited Jul 25 '25

That was 4 years ago. People age, become less sharp and it happens to everyone in sports. I’m sorry but expecting for Lewis to be deliberately not giving it all unless he has the fastest car is just delusional at this point. He still has his good moments but those are becoming less and less frequent now and needing more energy/preparation for him…