Gary Anderson has noticed that Ferrari are struggling to give Lewis Hamilton one thing he fundamentally needs

Lewis Hamilton grabbed his second Sprint podium of the 2025 season at the Miami Grand Prix. However, the 40-year-old is yet to finish in the top three on Sunday for Ferrari.

The Maranello outfit seem to find the right window in the shorter format, with Hamilton producing a strategic masterclass in the Miami Sprint to finish third. But Ferrari are noticeably off the pace in the longer races, with Hamilton enduring a difficult start to 2025.

After six races, the seven-time world champion has finished in the top five once as he sits seventh in the standings with 41 points. The Miami Grand Prix was by far his most frustrating weekend, with several weaknesses exposed by the team.

Ferrari generally lacked the pace of McLaren, Red Bull, Mercedes and even Williams as they limped home P7 and P8, with Hamilton over a minute behind victor Oscar Piastri. The Brit’s tension with teammate Charles Leclerc did not help matters.

Ferrari once again displayed tactical mismanagement as they could not decide which driver to favour in the race. Hamilton blasted the team over the radio as he was asked to make way for Leclerc, showing levels of sarcasm Damon Hill had never seen before.

Ferrari would have despised Hamilton’s messages as the team do not appreciate anyone talking down to them. But it was the clearest sign of the Brit’s frustration as he struggles to adapt to the SF-25.

Gary Anderson notices the SF-25 does not give Lewis Hamilton a lot of feedback

Tyre management and decision-making have been key weaknesses for Ferrari in 2025. Fred Vasseur discussed tyre management with Hamilton after the Miami GP, which will delight the fans as they look to address the problem.

But the team’s issues go way beyond that, and it is costing Hamilton. Gary Anderson has noticed the SF-25 does not give him a lot of feedback during races, which is fundamental to his driving style.

“So the car itself, as we said earlier, it’s a bit like driving a brick. It doesn’t give you a lot of feedback and I think Lewis is one of these drivers who drives on feedback,” said Anderson via The Race F1 Tech Show.

“He’s definitely somebody who likes to feel the car and then drive it to its maximum. And that’s why, in one way, he’s very good at reading conditions as far as track is concerned.

“When it’s drying or it’s just rained a little bit and the track’s drying or the track’s changing, he’s one of the best at doing that because he drives the car from feedback.

“And that’s all you get when the track’s changing dramatically, like damp conditions. We’ve seen that through all his years, he’s very good at that. Even now, where they’ve had races where driver feedback was important, he still did a good job.

“So that’s one thing, I think sometimes you can just keep changing too much and change the car all the time, so you don’t get a reference to what you need to try to drive.”

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Ferrari simply must improve communication with Lewis Hamilton to improve disappointing start to 2025

While there are 18 Grand Prix and four Sprint races to go, Ferrari are already miles behind their rivals. They sit fourth in the constructors’ championship, 152 points behind leaders McLaren as they had arguably the fifth quickest car in Miami.

However, it is not just the SF-25 that needs improving. Miscommunication and poor strategies have damaged Ferrari in recent years – the same is happening in 2025.

Hamilton has appeared to struggle with communicating with his race engineer Riccardo Adami this season. While their relationship is still relatively new, the fact their exchanges were so explosive in Miami is a concern.

Ralf Schumacher thinks Hamilton is still struggling ‘internally’ with communication at Ferrari. The team have huge work to do behind the scenes and cannot afford any further mistakes if they want to salvage their season.