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Ferrari may be feeling pangs of “regret” about replacing Carlos Sainz with Lewis Hamilton, former F1 Team Principal Guenther Steiner has claimed.
Ferrari may be regretting replacing Carlos Sainz with Lewis Hamilton, according to former Formula 1 Team Principal Guenther Steiner, as Sainz scored an emotional first podium with Williams in Baku, contrasting with Ferrari’s struggles. Sainz, who chose to leave Ferrari for Williams, has only scored 21 points before the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Hamilton, on the other hand, has been unable to extract much performance from the SF-25 car, which has not won a single Grand Prix yet. Steiner suggested that some individuals within Ferrari may feel regret over letting Sainz go, especially considering the team finished eighth and ninth in Baku while Sainz secured a podium. Sainz is now focused on elevating Williams while Hamilton is hoping for a Ferrari resurgence in 2026, aiming to share his experience to help the team progress.
