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Struck by a disastrous start to the Formula One 2025 season, Ferrari's new recruit Lewis Hamilton has come to terms about the issue and accepted that there is "no quick fix" to his struggles at Scuderia. The 7-time F1 World Champion gave up on his car following the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, where he finished 7th, one behind Kimi Antonelli, who is his replacement at Mercedes.
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Lewis Hamilton Pessimistic About His Season
While the Jeddah Corniche Circuit has proven to be one of the most challenging tracks for Lewis Hamilton, remaining half a second behind Charles Leclerc in qualifying and 31 seconds off his colleague after 50 laps came as unacceptable for Hamilton, and he decided to draw a line there with the SK-25.
Lewis Hamilton's Saudi Arabian GP woes continue as he struggles with pace, abandons Ferrari car, and pessimistically predicts a grueling season ahead.
“I don’t have an answer for you, no,” Hamilton told members of the media, including Total-Motorsport.com. “There’s nothing. Balance, struggling to feel the car beneath me, but there’s no particular thing. It’s just, there’s nothing to say, ‘Hey, this is the issue.’”
“At the moment, there’s no fix. This is how it’s going to be for the rest of the year. It’s just going to be painful.”
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Lewis Hamilton Struggling
Lewis Hamilton, a seven-time world champion with an illustrious career, is experiencing an unprecedented slump, averaging 0.620 seconds slower than his teammate in race pace.
The stark reality of the stopwatch exposed Hamilton's struggles, as Leclerc pushed his Ferrari to the limit while Hamilton seemed resigned to waiting out the race.
“I was just sliding around,” Hamilton continued. “First stint, massive understeer, car not turning, and then massive deg.,
“And in the second stint, slightly better balance but still just no pace. Pretty bad.”
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