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[L @Getrekkt_]

@lyndaleebandah @laahlaah2023 This is your2nd year with the team.Have you not realised how incompetent Ferrari are,how they keep messing up their drivers’races?It is only because of Leclerc that Ferrari have been able to save face all these years.Lec was the championship leader in2022look what they did to him

[L @Getrekkt_]

@lyndaleebandah @laahlaah2023 Lol focused man receiving 5 separate penalties. He is so focused that his performance in the last 3 races just ain’t it. Max in a slower car overtook him last race because Lewis was found sleeping on the entry to turn 1.

[L @Getrekkt_]

@lyndaleebandah @laahlaah2023 Wtf?? Where has this come from? I was clearly referring to how he has made silly mistakes which have attracted penalties. A focused man would not make such rookie mistakes. Are you okay in the head?

[L @Getrekkt_]

@aleido_ My brother in christ, Charles has had 2 mechanical failures and had to adapt to a set of brakes he has not used once in his life. Still Lec is only 31 points behind. This does not fare well for Hamilton.

[L @Getrekkt_]

@laahlaah2023 Still is only 31 points behind. That is not a good look for Ham.

[L @Getrekkt_]

@laahlaah2023 😭😭 My brother in christ, Charles has had 2 mechanical failures and had to adapt to a set of brakes he has not used once in his life.

[L @Getrekkt_]

@sweetyoua I am sorry this sport has always been about friendship 🥹😎🥰

[L @Getrekkt_]

@Bad_Vikki7 @LeafConstance @gabbsn There you go: https://t.co/D7hXuXwLID
Please next time try and not be so ignorant. A simple google search could have saved you from this embarrassment. Lewis also could not adapt to Brembo last year. All it took charles was 5 races tho sooooo xD

[Zach Brown @the_zb_]

The brakes situation at Ferrari is a conundrum. We can deduce some things, but there’s a lot we don’t know.

Ferrari have been Brembo exclusive partners forever. All drivers within the team will be accustomed to their performance profile, but also the majority of drivers on the grid deploy Brembo. No driver who came up through Ferrari would be allowed to use an alternate supplier. As recently as ‘22 and ‘23, Brembo powered Ferraris were among the top braking performers on the grid.

As a lifelong CI advocate and a non-Ferrari upbringing, Lewis brings fresh perspective and input here.

Brembo seem to have what is being described as a materials inconsistency - some work fine, others don’t. Lewis described it in ‘25 as “a lottery”, and ‘26 seems the same. According to AutoRacer, there have been internal complaints about consistency since ‘24.

Is this a Ferrari design issue? A Brembo production issue? Both? Unknown to us at the moment, but several other teams are using Brembo to great effect. That’s disconcerting.

In the immediate future, if they can’t deliver consistency there’s no short term option but to switch suppliers. But what about the ramifications of switching to CI components, namely discs and pads? This gets fascinating.

Needed modifications for master cylinder and caliper, sure. Critically, the brake by wire system would have to be recalibrated to the response of the discs and pads. They’ve already done this for Lewis’ car. But what is the knock on effect of the switch? Is it performance gain, or consistency gain?

This is where Ferrari may be caught between a rock and a hard place. In the last 3 races, we have seen a few mini trends:

1. Lewis has shown more consistent braking in SF-26 - especially since the split to CI

2. Charles has struggled more with tyre prep in qualifying than Lewis, thermally

3. In race stints, Lewis has complained more about wheel-spin, overheating rears, and a bit worse deg

4. Lewis has had to perform more brake related LiCo in races than Charles

What part of this is related to the brakes vs driving styles?

It would appear that the more consistent braking right now is provided by the CI disc and pad. Compounds are perhaps better at thermal consistency and materials consistency? And/or their material composition doesn’t struggle with the extremes as the Brembo’s do? Or they bite better even when cold? It may benefit a flying lap for tyre prep, but could also impact race stints.

Brake by wire systems blend MGU-K resistance with physical discs’ stopping power for a given brake pedal input, and the handoff when the ES is full and BbW shifts from MGU-K to full disc stopping power is a big issue in ‘26, as the discs are often outside of ideal thermals at the rear… Brembo’s seem to respond irrationally, the brakes sometimes do and sometimes don’t bite and just switch off thermally. If you’ve ever used cold carbon ceramic rotors on a road car… ouch. Exhibit, Monaco. But the inconsistencies may not be entirely new.

If CI solved this in ‘26 by retaining more heat or responding to the BbW transition better when cold, it seems to have a thermal impact in race trim - maybe in a negative way?

I say this, because quali prep for Lewis has been consistently better. But in race stints, he has also clearly suffered more thermal issues - overheating the rears, sliding, brake related LiCo, and a bit more deg… but he also knows the car will stop when requested by the pedal and is suddenly more confident on the brakes. Is that tradeoff worth it? For now, absolutely.

Maybe the Brembo’s could be kinder over stints, but suffer so badly in quali warmup or inconsistent response it’s impossible to stick with them short term vs the CI option.

In Ferrari’s perfect world, CI solve any thermal issues impacting race stint effectiveness, and Brembo solve the inconsistencies or response problems for quali warmup and erratic braking.

Ferrari brakes could be broke.

[L @Getrekkt_]

@Bad_Vikki7 @LeafConstance @gabbsn Lol do you not know what is going on at Ferrari? The upgrades they brought were incompatible with the Brembo Brakes Ferrari used all these year. They were however compatible with the CL brakes which Lewis used at Merc. So Charles also had to then change the brake discs and adapt

[L @Getrekkt_]

@lyndaleebandah @laahlaah2023 If only ham was a lil focussed on winning the championship maybe he wouldn’t make so many mistakes

[L @Getrekkt_]

@LeafConstance @gabbsn Are we watching the same races? Mercedes is miles ahead of Ferrari. Max in2025 closed the gap after the summer break. So it’s stupid to say “bottled” when Leclerc has to use brake discs he has never used in his life. Focus on Ham making silly mistakes and getting penalties.

[L @Getrekkt_]

@AnasJr__ Can we please talk about how Lewis making these silly mistakes every other race not only attracts penalties but also reduces the team points. On top of that y’all expect Charles’ to serve Lewis’s penalties with him lmfaoo. Get a grip mate

[L @Getrekkt_]

@CL16_inside When Charles’ said “ we are losing time” he was right. Even then he was lapping faster than Lewis.
Lewis on the contrary said “Max is slow” and yet was unable to overtake him.

[L @Getrekkt_]

@maudbella4 @leclercsletters This is Charles’ turf.

[Tirii @tirii_f1]

Took me 8 races but I finally perfectly understand the Tifosi 😭

[Charles Leclerc @Charles_Leclerc]

Tough time never lasttttttttt, only tough people lasttttttttt 😘 BOLOBOLOBKBKNGHCD

[clara @leclercsletters]

oh this picture with the sun is PERFECT.