{"id":5455,"date":"2026-07-14T00:33:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T19:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=5455"},"modified":"2026-07-14T00:33:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T19:33:34","slug":"jenson-button-identifies-key-reason-behind-lewis-hamiltons-ferrari-resurgence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=5455","title":{"rendered":"Jenson Button identifies key reason behind Lewis Hamilton&#8217;s Ferrari resurgence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-position=\"embed\" data-series=\"f1\" data-autoplay=\"0\" data-mute=\"0\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/jenson-button\/13\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jenson Button<\/a> has argued that Lewis Hamilton&#8217;s return to form is primarily down to the latest generation of Formula 1 machinery suiting his driving style, rather than simply settling into his new surroundings at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/team\/ferrari\/3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ferrari<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The seven-time champion has bounced back this season. He secured his first grand prix podium finish as a Ferrari driver with third place at the Chinese Grand\u00a0Prix.<\/p>\n<p>He went on to secure two further podiums with second place finishes at the Canadian and Monaco Grands Prix before celebrating his maiden Ferrari grand prix win at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton moved to Ferrari at the beginning of 2025 after a 12-year stint with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/team\/mercedes\/5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mercedes<\/a>. The 41-year-old struggled during his first season with the Maranello outfit as he adjusted to the new team, but while Button agreed that Hamilton becoming more comfortable within the team this year has played a part in his return to form, he believes the new-regulation cars have had more of an impact.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m sure over the winter they had time to sit down and discuss what worked for him, what doesn&#8217;t work for him,&#8221; Button explained during an appearance on the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/hHHnoL1QT80\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-custom-text=\"1\"><em>Sky Sports F1 Show<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><msnt-driver-rating-widget-skeleton class=\"contents\" url=\"\/driver-ratings\/by-event-id\/?event_id=279681\" itemid=\"\" dt-from=\"1783267200000\" dt-to=\"1783440000000\"><br \/>\n    <msnt-driver-rating-widget\/><\/msnt-driver-rating-widget-skeleton><\/p>\n<section class=\"\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\" data-widget=\"image\" data-width=\"1200\" data-height=\"800\" data-link=\"\" data-id=\"72788261\" data-title=\"Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari\" data-author=\"Sam Bagnall \/ Sutton Images via Getty Images\" data-custom=\"false\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.motorsport.com\/images\/mgl\/0rVxBX70\/s8\/lewis-hamilton-ferrari.jpg\" data-show-title=\"true\" data-show-author=\"true\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.motorsport.com\/images\/mgl\/0rVxBX70\/s200\/lewis-hamilton-ferrari.webp 200w, https:\/\/cdn.motorsport.com\/images\/mgl\/0rVxBX70\/s300\/lewis-hamilton-ferrari.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.motorsport.com\/images\/mgl\/0rVxBX70\/s400\/lewis-hamilton-ferrari.webp 400w, https:\/\/cdn.motorsport.com\/images\/mgl\/0rVxBX70\/s500\/lewis-hamilton-ferrari.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.motorsport.com\/images\/mgl\/0rVxBX70\/s600\/lewis-hamilton-ferrari.webp 600w, https:\/\/cdn.motorsport.com\/images\/mgl\/0rVxBX70\/s700\/lewis-hamilton-ferrari.webp 700w, https:\/\/cdn.motorsport.com\/images\/mgl\/0rVxBX70\/s800\/lewis-hamilton-ferrari.webp 800w, https:\/\/cdn.motorsport.com\/images\/mgl\/0rVxBX70\/s900\/lewis-hamilton-ferrari.webp 900w, https:\/\/cdn.motorsport.com\/images\/mgl\/0rVxBX70\/s1000\/lewis-hamilton-ferrari.webp 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.motorsport.com\/images\/mgl\/0rVxBX70\/s1100\/lewis-hamilton-ferrari.webp 1100w, https:\/\/cdn.motorsport.com\/images\/mgl\/0rVxBX70\/s1200\/lewis-hamilton-ferrari.webp 1200w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 650px) 700px\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.motorsport.com\/images\/mgl\/0rVxBX70\/s200\/lewis-hamilton-ferrari.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.motorsport.com\/images\/mgl\/0rVxBX70\/s300\/lewis-hamilton-ferrari.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.motorsport.com\/images\/mgl\/0rVxBX70\/s400\/lewis-hamilton-ferrari.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cdn.motorsport.com\/images\/mgl\/0rVxBX70\/s500\/lewis-hamilton-ferrari.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cdn.motorsport.com\/images\/mgl\/0rVxBX70\/s600\/lewis-hamilton-ferrari.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cdn.motorsport.com\/images\/mgl\/0rVxBX70\/s700\/lewis-hamilton-ferrari.jpg 700w, https:\/\/cdn.motorsport.com\/images\/mgl\/0rVxBX70\/s800\/lewis-hamilton-ferrari.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.motorsport.com\/images\/mgl\/0rVxBX70\/s900\/lewis-hamilton-ferrari.jpg 900w, https:\/\/cdn.motorsport.com\/images\/mgl\/0rVxBX70\/s1000\/lewis-hamilton-ferrari.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.motorsport.com\/images\/mgl\/0rVxBX70\/s1100\/lewis-hamilton-ferrari.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/cdn.motorsport.com\/images\/mgl\/0rVxBX70\/s1200\/lewis-hamilton-ferrari.jpg 1200w\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 650px) 700px\"><img decoding=\"async\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.motorsport.com\/images\/mgl\/0rVxBX70\/s1000\/lewis-hamilton-ferrari.jpg\" alt=\"Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\"\/> <\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<p class=\"title\">Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari<\/p>\n<p class=\"photographer\">Photo by: Sam Bagnall \/ Sutton Images via Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s the first year, you know, their relationship, the engineer relationship is always a really tricky one as well, especially when you&#8217;ve left someone like Bono [Peter Bonnington] at Mercedes. It&#8217;s such a close relationship. So, it does take a minute.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It has to be part of it, but I still think the biggest part of it is just the car. The car suits his style more. It&#8217;s a Formula 1 car he&#8217;s used to driving in terms of feel. For me, that is way above settling into a team and making them listen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8220;He wasn&#8217;t there at Mercedes either the last four years. He&#8217;s not really been the Lewis that we remember, absolutely annihilating his team-mate in qualifying. George [Russell] had the better of him quite a lot of the time. So, I think it&#8217;s down more so to the style of cars. We&#8217;re back to a car that&#8217;s more natural now. 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