Lewis Hamilton claims ‘I don’t know’ why Toto Wolff would say what he just did about Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton is the joint-most successful driver in the history of the Spanish Grand Prix, but is yet to win a race after leaving Mercedes for Ferrari in the 2025 F1 season.

No driver has won the Spanish GP more often than Michael Schumacher and Hamilton, who boast six victories in the country so far. Only Hamilton and Max Verstappen have also won at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya since Nico Rosberg triumphed in Montmelo back in 2015.

Schumacher even scored five of his Spanish GP wins with Ferrari, having first won the race in 1995 for Benetton. Hamilton scored all six of his Spanish GP wins for Mercedes, including five in a row from 2017-21. Yet his best result since switching to the Scuderia this term is P4.

Lewis Hamilton does not ‘know’ why Toto Wolff thinks the FIA’s flexi-wing clampdown will help Ferrari in Spain

Ferrari team boss Fred Vasseur thinks the FIA’s flexible front wing clampdown at the Spanish GP can be a game-changer for the Maranello outfit, who already trail McLaren by 177 points in the F1 constructors’ standings. Mercedes chief Toto Wolff even expects it will help Ferrari.

Wolff feels Ferrari were ‘probably’ the ‘most conservative’ team at exploiting the regulation allowing vertical deflection up to 15mm when applied to both sides and 20mm to one side. So, they may now benefit from the FIA’s clampdown lowering each static load test by 5mm.

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Yet Hamilton does not understand why his former Mercedes team principal Wolff claims the FIA’s flexi-wing clampdown at the Spanish GP will aid Ferrari. All 10 teams have had to build new front wings, and the seven-time champion does not feel it has had an impact on Ferrari.

Hamilton said, via quotes by RacingNews365: “I don’t know where it comes from and I don’t know what gives him that impression. I hope he’s right, but I have no idea who will and who won’t be affected. It didn’t make much difference in the simulator.”

Lewis Hamilton sees an ‘interesting’ challenge from the FIA’s flexible front wing clampdown

But while Hamilton feels the FIA’s flexi-wing clampdown did not create much of a difference for Ferrari, the Briton is keen to see what impact it will have on their rival teams. He expects some may struggle with front grip levels at high and low speeds owing to the new load tests.

“This weekend is going to be interesting because the front wing is less flexible, so you have a lot of front end at high speeds and less at low speeds,” Hamilton added. “So, it’s going to be interesting to see how that affects the different teams.

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“Some teams have probably used that more and done better than others. I really have no idea what effect it’s going to have on all of us.”

Mercedes ran their new front wing to meet the FIA’s clampdown at Imola, but Wolff’s squad have since struggled to pick the right set-ups to avoid overheating their tyres since debuting their first major set of upgrades for the 2025 F1 season at May’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

The FIA’s flexi-wing clampdown may also not be the silver bullet that shoots the Scuderia to the top at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya this week. Ferrari could struggle at the Spanish GP due to the track’s aerodynamically demanding layout, which is a major flaw of the SF-25.