In a dramatic turn of events at Ferrari, Lewis Hamilton again aroused the pot, challenging Severi’s severe warnings by the Frédéric Vasseur team and pushing the boundaries of what the stable hoped to avoid. The seven -time world champion, who joined Ferrari at the beginning of the 2025 season, was at the center of intense control following a series of overwhelming performances and exchanges tense with his team. Recent developments, in particular around the Spanish Grand Prix on June 1, 2025, intensified the tensions, with the actions of Hamilton inside and off the track, raising questions about his future with the iconic Italian team.

The saga began in view of the Spanish Grand Prix, where Ferrari introduced a new front wing to conform to the technical directive of the Fia TD018, aimed at blocking border flexibility. The principal of Team Vasseur had great hopes for this update, describing it as a potential “gamechanger” for the Ferrari’s 2025 campaign, which was spoiled by inconsistent performances and qualifying struggles. However, Hamilton’s frustrations were evident during the test sessions, in which he described the SF-25 as “not driveable” on the team’s radio, a comment that Vasseur later minimized as “extreme”. The team principal insisted that Ferrari’s rhythm was better than Hamilton’s observations, highlighting a growing disconnection between the driver and the team’s leadership.

Despite the attempts of Vasseur to repress the speculations on the internal conflict, Hamilton’s performance in Barcelona has done very little to relieve worries. The British driver fought throughout the weekend, ending up behind his teammate Charles Leclerc, who got a podium. Hamilton’s post-game comments were particularly told, since he said there were “positive zero” on his race, a clear contrast with the statement of Vasseur according to which the team had shown promises. Reports indicate that Hamilton has undergone an unspecified problem with his car in the final stages of the race, on which Vasseur refused to elaborate, further fueling the speculations on Ferrari’s technical adaptation and Hamilton’s adaptation to the team.

The tension between Hamilton and Ferrari has reached a boiling point in the aftermath of the Monaco Grand Prix, where a frozen exchange with his race engineer Riccardo Adami, raised rumors of a rift. Hamilton’s unanswered radio message, in which he asked if Adami was “upset” with him, led to conjectures widespread on the discord within the team. Vasseur moved rapidly to reject these statements, explaining that the lack of response was due to Hamilton’s position on the track, but the accident was added only to the narration of the Hamilton struggles to gel with the installation of Ferrari. The X posts reflected this feeling, with the users who hypothesized that Hamilton’s patience with Ferrari wore subtle, some even suggesting an all -round “war” between the driver and Vasseur.

The recent comments of Vasseur have done very little to calm the storm. After weeks of defense of Hamilton against media criticisms and soliciting the spectators to “stop” to question its form, the Ferrari boss has emitted a thinly veiled warning to his star pilot, underlining the need for unity and concentration while the team fights to fill the gap in the manufacturers’ championship. Ferrari’s balance problems with the SF-25, in particular in qualifications, let them follow rivals such as McLaren and Red Bull, and Vasseur clarified that he expects both drivers to align with the team’s strategy. However, Hamilton’s actions in Spain – publicly broadcast his frustrations and refuse to point the team line – have been interpreted as a direct challenge to the Vasseur authority.

What Ferrari feared most was Hamilton’s potential to interrupt the carefully well -kept image of the team. His candid observations on the deficiencies of the car and his visible frustration have attracted unwanted attention to the struggles of Ferrari, amplifying the pressure on Vasseur and the technical team led by Loico Serra. While Vasseur defended the team’s design choices, observing that 90% of the concept of the car was aimed before Serra’s arrival, Hamilton’s bargaining risks undermining morale in Maranello. The introduction of the new front wing had to report a turning point, but the unconvivial performance of Hamilton and the critical comments have questioned the ability of the Ferrari to compete with the former.

While the 2025 season heads towards the Canadian Grand Prix, all eyes will be on Hamilton and Vasseur to see if they manage to repair their relationship tense. The hopes of the Ferrari of a challenge of the championship are based on their ability to face the balance problems of the SF-25 and to exploit Hamilton’s undeniable talent. For now, Hamilton’s challenge has done exactly what Ferrari feared: he exhibited the cracks in their 2025 campaign, leaving the fans and experts who wonder if the team can change things before the season slipped away.