Lewis Hamilton has confirmed he will take a radical new approach to preparation for the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix.
Hamilton and Ferrari endured a frustrating weekend in Miami, despite bringing 11 upgrades to the SF-26, Motorsport reported.
The disappointment has led Hamilton to confirm he will be dramatically changing his approach for Canada, revealing issues with simulator correlation and live track data.
Hamilton told media, “I’m going to have a different approach in the next race,” Hamilton said to media, including Motorsport Week. Because the way we’re preparing at the moment is, it’s not helping. And so we’ll see how that goes for the next race. Ultimately it’s always [a matter of] correlation.”
“I don’t like simulators in general, but I’m at the simulator every week in the build-up to this race and working on correlation constantly. You go on it, you prepare for the track, you drive it and you get the car set-up to a certain place – and then you come to the track and that set-up doesn’t work,” he added.
The 41-year-old, who had looked revitalised after a strong start to the 2026 season following a chastening debut year for Ferrari, struggled throughout the race weekend at Miami Gardens and was short on pace compared to teammate Charles Leclerc.
After first-lap contact with Alpine’s Franco Colapinto, Hamilton’s Ferrari car was severely damaged and he failed to make any ground on the pacesetters ahead of him.
He crossed the line in seventh, upgraded to sixth after Leclerc’s 20-second post-race penalty.
Hamilton is now fifth in the championship standings, eight points off teammate Leclerc and 49 behind leader Kimi Antonelli, who replaced him at Mercedes last year.
