Ferrari’s Chassis Technical Director, Loic Serra, is optimistic about Lewis Hamilton returning to top form. Serra explained that Hamilton's struggles with Merce

With F1’s current regulations now in their fourth year, the performance gaps that gave front-runners comfortable advantages are shrinking fast. Teams that were once struggling to keep pace have had enough time with these cars to catch up on the learning curve. (See: Ferrari and McLaren’s surge last year .)

The announcement comes at the start of an important week for Hamilton and Ferrari. He will undergo pre-season testing in Bahrain before ramping up preparations for the 2025 season.