Lewis Hamilton Addresses Ferrari Staff Change Rumors

Lewis Hamilton has moved to shut down claims from Italy that he has demanded staff changes at Ferrari, insisting on social media that he has “never asked for anyone on my team to be replaced”.

The seven-time world champion, who joined Ferrari this season in one of the most seismic moves in recent F1 history, found himself at the centre of a storm after Corriere della Sera reported he had pushed for alterations to trackside personnel and that his relationship with team principal Fred Vasseur had cooled.

Hamilton did not let the story run unchecked.

On Thursday, he posted a pointed Instagram story addressing the rumours head-on, making it clear he stood by the people around him.

“I’ve seen some of the stories that have gone out and I want to clear it up here. I’ve never asked for anyone on my team to be replaced,” he wrote.

Then he doubled down on his message of unity and support.

“Everyone I work with works hard every day, and their dedication is what moves us forward.

“I always try to empower and lift people to be the best versions of themselves or at least see the best in themselves.

“I may not always achieve that but it’s my intention and that’s what I’m here to do.

“We all work together and that will continue.”

The timing is no accident. Ferrari are in the middle of a bruising spell. The team has not stood on a grand prix podium since Spa in July, a barren run that has reopened old questions about consistency, execution and pressure handling in red.

The tension spiked at Monza. On home soil, under the glare of the tifosi and the weight of history, Ferrari endured a nightmare weekend, littered with operational errors and ragged execution. A frustrated Hamilton could be heard on the radio pleading for the team to work together and tighten up its act.

Those words, stripped of context, fed easily into a narrative of friction and demands for change. Hamilton’s post pushed back against that, framing his criticism as part of an attempt to raise standards from within, not tear down the people tasked with delivering them.

For now, the message from Ferrari’s new superstar is clear: the problems are real, the scrutiny is intense, but the solution, in his eyes, lies in solidarity, not a shake-up of the faces on the pit wall.