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Home » Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton test the latest Ferrari 2026 car: their assessment

Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton test the latest Ferrari 2026 car: their assessment. Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton tested the Ferrari 2026 car in the simulator.

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With three races still remaining in the 2025 season, all attention seems already focused on next year, marking the start of a new era in Formula 1. Across all teams, the new cars have been extensively tested on simulators for months, and initial conclusions are beginning to take shape. According to reports, Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton have tested the latest version of the Ferrari 2026 car, providing their assessment on its behavior and the progress made by the team.

A 2026 season to bounce back

After a disappointing season like the current one, in which the number of wins for both drivers remains at zero with just a few races to go, Ferrari must absolutely recover. For now, the goal is to secure second place in the Constructors’ Championship, ahead of both Red Bull and Mercedes. However, if this does not happen, considering the current fourth place, the Maranello engineers will have even more hours to spend in the wind tunnel working on the new 2026 Formula 1 car.

There will be no room for mistakes in the project again. A new era must start in the best possible way, progressing race by race, year by year, until reaching the peak level of development for the project.

The drivers’ assessment

The new regulations still leave many questions, which will only be answered after the first kilometers of testing. In the meantime, all teams have completed significant mileage on simulators. As reported by the Italian website Autoracer.it, both Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc have a clear vision after driving the latest version of the 2026 Ferrari. The two drivers fully approved the progress made by the engineers and gave positive signals to the team, allowing development work to continue with greater confidence.

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Comments: 14
  1. aleks
    11 months ago

    Lets not forget that not too distant at the Ferrari 2025 new car shake-up, Charles said for this year car that he will be Disappointed if he does not compete for the championship.
    Look where they are today, 4th place and not a single win this season.

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  2. Mark
    11 months ago

    No point in commenting as its Ferrari again talking big. Wait for the excuses when things go wrong and they continue without winning.

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    • Andrew
      11 months ago

      Bulls eye

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    • Aslam Khan
      11 months ago

      💯

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      • Malcolm
        11 months ago

        This sounds exactly like a corporate publicity release, and nothing like anything any driver would actually say…..”According to reports, Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton have tested the latest version of the Ferrari 2026 car, providing their assessment on its behavior and the progress made by the team.”

        Ok so this is a fluff piece about Ferrari, but let’s not pretend it’s in any way news.

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  3. Marcus
    11 months ago

    I feel Ferrari favour Charles over Lewis,hence lack passion drive from Lewis.
    Ferrari should let Lewis speak instead of ignoring him., communication is key. Instead Ferrari stick to old traditions (which is great) which isn’t helping. Schumacher viettel both when through hell when they joined. Top drivers seem to struggle with Ferrari,seems to be a pattern.
    Compare the cars and it’s like there is a sock stuffed up the exhaust,no go.
    Ferrari will need to be more on it 2026 as they know another embarrassing season won’t do anyone any favours

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    • Samkeloh Msimang
      11 months ago

      Ferrari as soon as they start listen to Hemilton they will be untouchable.

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  4. Mike Gaston
    11 months ago

    We believed the hype last year because we wanted to. Let’s be a bit more cautious this time. Plus the Elkan telling off last week might just have clipped the driver’s freedom to speak honestly. Hope not.

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  5. Clive Crockford
    11 months ago

    Now that the ground force regulations have been dropped Lewis Hamilton will come back with a vengeance. He has never been comfortable with ground force as we have seen for the last 3 years but the new regs are what he loves, I think he he has been working in the background to make sure they build the car to suit his driving style.

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    • Forzaleonardo
      11 months ago

      Lewis has never been comfortable unless he was driving the fastest car. Jenson Button outscored him in every season at McClaren.
      Most of the grid,maybe not Stroll,would have been champion in that dominant Mercedes in those rather boring seasons of domination as Rosberg proved.

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      • Team 44
        11 months ago

        I find it difficult that Rosberg could only beat him once out of seven opportunities and needed the help of a Lewis engine failure to achieve it. If Lewis isn’t that great it means that Rosberg was utterly useless and should never have competed in F1.

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        • Ljran
          11 months ago

          Rosberg wasn’t even his team mate for 7 years, what on earth are you talking about.

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      • Vik
        11 months ago

        You have NEVER been objective and not jingoistic chatting Scheizer!!..ALL F1 Champs win with nigh on best cars!!!.. Instead of looking at why Charles is in season 8 with the Scuderia and 8 victories😳😳😳.. That’s one per season aggregate!!..Bottas has more.!!!😳😳
        I would let that sink in cos for Charles,time is running out!!.☝🏾☝🏾🫤🫤

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  6. Brian
    11 months ago

    They can test all they like in simulators. It’s a new formula and it won’t be clear how well the simulator matches reality until they hit the track. Porpoising want forseen in the 2022 simulators!!
    And however good it feels, you only know if it’s the best when you see the other teams times

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Luca Marini is a ScuderiaFans editorial byline covering Ferrari’s technical developments, car upgrades and Formula 1 regulations. His articles explain how these changes may influence performance on track.

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