Despite the shaky start to pre-season testing, Sky UK journalist David Croft believes this season presents his strongest chance to claim an eighth world title.
Lewis Hamilton’s pre-season crash during testing in Italy was not due to driver error but rather a brake failure on his 2023 Ferrari, a source told London Insider.
The incident cost both Hamilton and his teammate Charles Leclerc valuable track time. Ferrari has remained silent on the issue, but an insider claims the team is withholding details to avoid early embarrassment in their partnership with Hamilton.
“Lewis’ crash was due to a brake failure, no mistake from his side. Ferrari are keeping quiet to avoid embarrassment at the start of their partnership with him,” the source revealed.
Ferrari are yet to respond to a request for comment on these allegations.
Despite the shaky start to pre-season testing, Sky UK journalist David Croft believes this season presents his strongest chance to claim an eighth world title.
“I would say this could be Lewis’s best chance to secure his eighth world title, as the season may not see teams bringing updates week after week.”
Croft also speculated that upcoming regulatory changes in 2026 might lead teams to shift focus away from immediate development. “I believe that among the four top teams, Ferrari will be the most eager to make the most of the 2025 season,” he explained. “Because it has been a long time since they last won anything, and they want to prove that Lewis is the right man, as well as Charles.”
Hamilton will be back in action next week, driving a ‘mule’ version of the SF-24 as part of Ferrari’s collaboration with Pirelli on 2026 tyre testing at the Circuit de Catalunya. Additionally, Ferrari is set to run a Monza-style low-downforce configuration.
His next major appearance will be the SF-25 shakedown before pre-season testing in Bahrain from 26-28 February, leading up to his much-anticipated Ferrari debut in Australia on 14 March.
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