Hamilton reveals that he has "called on lots of meetings" at Ferrari's Maranello factory recently

Confirming his commitment and desire to succeed with Ferrari, the seven-time F1 champion has revealed that he has "called on lots of meetings" at Ferrari's Maranello factory recently.

Ferrari endured an up-and-down weekend at Spa-Francorchamps. While Charles Leclerc delivered an absolutely faultless performance all weekend long, his team-mate Lewis Hamilton struggled to put together his laps in both the sprint and standard qualifying session.

The Monegasque started from P3 on the grid, and managed to maintain this spot in the tricky, damp conditions, fending off the attacks of Max Verstappen whose Red Bull was arguably more competitive in the early stages of the 44-lap race.

Leclerc then pitted at the right time, and never lost his concentration, keeping Verstappen at bay despite enormous pressure from the reigning champion.

His team-mate Hamilton started from P18 following a tough qualifying session on Saturday. The Briton was excellent in the damp conditions, picking off five drivers in the opening stages of the race.

The seven-time world champion pitted at absolutely perfect time, gaining a lot thanks to his early stop. He then went on to close in on Alex Albon, but with his aerodynamic configuration he was unable to make any further progress.

Still, it was one of the most successful race weekends with Ferrari for Hamilton, and his sensational comeback drive also saw him earn the title of "Driver of the Day".

Speaking about how he spent the two-week break between the British and last Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix, Hamilton has provided details, claiming that he held a lot of meetings at Maranello.

"I was at the factory two weeks, a couple of days each week. We did preparation—going over where we were at the previous race, things that we need to change. I hold a lot of meetings. So I’ve called on lots of meetings with the heads of the team.

"I’ve sat with John, Benedetto and Fred in several meetings. I’ve sat with the head of our car development, with Loïc, also the heads of different departments—talking about engine for next year, front suspension, rear suspension, things that you want, issues that I have with this car.

"I’ve sent documents. So through the year, after the first few races, I did a full document for the team. Then during this break, I had another two documents that I sent in, and then I come in and want to address those.

"Some of it’s structural adjustments that we need to make as a team in order to get better in all the areas we want to improve,” Hamilton continued

“And the other one was really about the car—the current issues that I have, some things that you do want to take on to next year’s car, and some that you need to work on changing.

"We did development—tried the 2026 car for the first time and started work on that. Thirty engineers come into the room and you sit and debrief with every single one of them.

"So big, big push. Otherwise, just training—pretty hard. Maybe a little bit too hard. A bit heavy this weekend," concluded Hamilton.