Lewis Hamilton: ‘With my efficiency, Ferrari is completed’ for 2025 F1 runner-up

Lewis Hamilton delivered arguably his most downbeat interviews of the 2025 Components 1 season, saying he took “zero” comfort from his comeback drive on the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

The seven-time world champion completed tenth after a disastrous qualifying, through which he got here twentieth having didn’t cross the road in time to set a last flying lap within the moist Q1.

It got here amid a horror debut 12 months at Ferrari as Hamilton is sixth within the championship, but to attain a grand prix podium and 73 factors behind team-mate Charles Leclerc, who has constantly overwhelmed him all 12 months.

Hamilton instructed Sky Sports activities that he felt “horrible” after the race on Saturday evening, including “it’s been the worst season ever and regardless of how I strive, how a lot I strive, it simply retains getting worse”.

The 40-year-old claimed he’s attempting “all the things, out and in of the automotive” so is bewildered at how his struggles carry on occurring with it lengthy being identified that he’s excited for the season finish.

Hamilton was equally depressing in his post-race session with the written media as effectively, delivering solutions of only a few phrases however phrases which spoke volumes of how he’s feeling.

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For instance, when requested how a lot satisfaction he took from his factors end, he mentioned: “Zero. Probably the most meaningless 10 locations, does not imply something. It is nonetheless a foul weekend.”

The downbeat solutions continued as a result of within the subsequent query, Hamilton was requested if there have been any positives he might take from the race, and he delivered a brief and sharp “no”.

He was even reluctant to speak about his race begin, which noticed Hamilton transfer as much as thirteenth on the opening lap – although a whole lot of that was due to the Flip 1 carnage that noticed Gabriel Bortoleto knock Lance Stroll into others.

“It was a reasonably simple first lap, I simply stayed out of bother,” mentioned the Ferrari driver.

So the one hope was for journalists to throw it ahead and ask Hamilton in regards to the last two grands prix of the season – Qatar and Abu Dhabi – the place Ferrari will battle for second within the constructors’ standings.

“I do not even know what number of factors we have now, however at this fee, with my efficiency, we’re accomplished,” he mentioned.

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Hamilton, to be honest to him, did have some purpose to say that as a result of despite the fact that it’s mathematically potential for Ferrari to say second, it’s unlikely to occur.

That’s as a result of the Italian outfit is fourth, 20 factors behind third-placed Crimson Bull and 52 off runner-up Mercedes, which completed third and fifth in Las Vegas.

So the feelings have been clearly working via Hamilton, who finalised with “I’ve had 22 dangerous weekends” and when requested if the low season offered an opportunity to reset, he merely replied: “I don’t know.”

Leclerc was equally dissatisfied with the weekend, however nonetheless took solace from his sixth-placed consequence after beginning ninth, having reported struggles together with his SF-25 within the moist qualifying.

“It isn’t consequence – P6 may be very disappointing,” mentioned Leclerc. “On one other observe, I felt prefer it was in all probability the most effective race of the season by way of private efficiency.

“I felt like, truthfully, all of the laps have been quali laps and there weren’t many errors. So, I am very proud of my very own efficiency, however P6 may be very irritating.”

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