Ferrari preparing 'giant upgrade package' as Lewis Hamilton awaits relief for F1 misery

are reportedly preparing a 'giant upgrade package' to land after the new technical directive comes into effect at the . This will be welcome news for , who has struggled to extract consistent performance out of his new machinery. Both Hamilton and team-mate Charles Leclerc have bemoaned the ill-handling SF-25, which has struggled to produce the speed required to fight McLaren, Mercedes and Max Verstappen.

After five rounds of the 2025 season, Fred Vasseur's drivers sit fifth and seventh in the Drivers' Championship standings, respectively. In Saudi Arabia last time out, Hamilton's race was particularly miserable. While Leclerc was able to extract the absolute maximum out of the car with the team's first podium of the season, the Brit was stuck down in seventh position.

After the Grand Prix, the seven-time world champion cut a dejected figure in the paddock. "I think I'll struggle also in Miami," Hamilton said. "I don't know how much longer I'll struggle for, but it's definitely painful. At the moment, there's no fix. So, this is how it's going to be for the rest of the year. It's going to be painful."

Fortunately for Hamilton, some relief could be on the horizon. According to a report from the Italian publication , Vasseur's squad will implement 'small' changes at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, and this will be followed by a 'giant package' later in the season. There could also be a revised 'rear end' of the SF-25 in Spain.

This news will be music to Hamilton's ears as the 40-year-old continues to chase success with his new squad. Addressing his fans at an event in London before the Miami Grand Prix, he said: "Please keep your fingers crossed. I won't give up. We'll continue to improve. Still we rise, right?"

Hamilton will also be grateful to have Vasseur's unwavering support. The Frenchman hedged his bets by bringing the legendary Brit to Maranello and dropping Carlos Sainz in the process, and while the move hasn't paid off yet, he is not giving up hope.

"I will be 2000 per cent behind him and I will give him support here, and we will start from tomorrow morning to try to find solutions and reasons and to work on it early in the morning," Vasseur said after the race in Jeddah.

"But honestly, I am not too worried; if you have a look on what he did in China or what he did in the race in Bahrain last week, or even on the first part of the season except in this weekend, the potential is there for sure.

"We just have to adjust the balance because we are, collectively, Lewis and us, we are studying the balance of his car and he is working the tyres and it's a kind of negative spot, but I think the potential of the car is there and we will try to solve that."