Lewis Hamilton's Perfect Record Helps Ferrari Dominate 2026 Reliability Rankings
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Ferrari's looking absolutely rock solid on the reliability front heading into the 2026 summer break. The Scuderia's piled up more race kilometres than any other team on the grid, and it's a stat that really shows just how well their machinery's holding up. Lewis Hamilton's contribution to that story is genuinely impressive, the guy's completed every single lap available to him so far this season. All 673 of them. For a driver who had that rough first year with Ferrari, it's a massive turnaround.
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Hamilton's reliability record is honestly something special. No other driver on the grid can claim they've finished every race they've started in 2026. Kimi Antonelli is the closest competition, but he's still sitting five laps behind after a technical issue knocked him out at the Spanish Grand Prix. It's the kind of consistency that wins championships, and it's putting Hamilton right back in contention despite being 50 points down to Antonelli in the standings.
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Ferrari's overall numbers tell an even bigger story though. The team's knocked out 6,573 race kilometres, nearly 300 ahead of second-placed Alpine. Charles Leclerc's had a couple of retirements, sure, but only one was actually a technical failure. Monaco was a driver error, so the car's been doing its job. That reliability edge is becoming a real weapon, especially with Ferrari running through testing for their planned engine upgrade at Monza.
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The contrast with some other teams is striking. McLaren, who absolutely dominated the reliability charts last year, have turned it around completely and now sit ninth. Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris have both had technical retirements, and neither McLaren car could even start in China. George Russell's been hit hard too, taking Mercedes down to fourth with a couple of retirements. It shows you how quickly the tables can turn in Formula 1 when reliability becomes the deciding factor.
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