‘I’ve Not Been Using the Sim’: Lewis Hamilton Explains Key Ferrari Routine Switch

‘I’ve not been using the sim’: Lewis Hamilton explains key Ferrari routine switch

Lewis Hamilton says stepping away from Ferrari’s simulator and focusing on fitness and data analysis helped deliver his strongest qualifying performance of the 2026 F1 season at the Canadian Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton reveals radical Ferrari decision enabled ‘best qualifying session’ at F1 Canadian GP

Lewis Hamilton has revealed how skipping Ferrari’s simulator resulted in “the best qualifying session” in a while for him at the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix weekend. Hamilton took the lead of the Sprint qualifying head-to-head, this season, over Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, on Friday. The seven-time F1 World Champion slotted his SF-26 on the third row, with the fifth-fastest lap of SQ3. The Monegasque is …

‘The best I’ve felt all year’: How a secret setup transformed Hamilton's Ferrari during Canadian GP

Lewis Hamilton outqualified Charles Leclerc for the F1 Canadian GP Sprint race after swapping simulator time for a radical, untested Ferrari car setup.

Hamilton’s Sim Snub Sparks Ferrari Breakthrough

Lewis Hamilton did the unexpected: closed the laptop, skipped the sim, and rocked up in Montréal with a Ferrari that finally feels like it speaks his language. Less screen time, more old‑school homework, one bold setup call, and the car stopped acting grumpy; he sounds more relieved than loud, and that’s the hook. Is this a quick fling or the start of real trust on the brakes and through the chicane? The Sprint is short, the walls are close, and…

Ferrari breakthrough? Lewis Hamilton finds ‘way forward’ after major preparation change

Lewis Hamilton took fifth in Canadian Grand Prix Sprint qualifying, but a change in preparation helped him maximise his performance.