Hamilton rates 2025 with Ferrari as his worst F1 season

Lewis Hamilton calls the 2025 season the worst of his career

British driver Lewis Hamilton, after an outstanding performance in the Las Vegas Grand Prix, where he recovered from the last position to finish in the top 10, has described the 2025 season as the worst of his career in Formula 1. Although he initially crossed the finish line in tenth position, Hamilton moved up to eighth place due to the disqualification of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri from McLaren. The season of the seven-time world champion with Ferrari has been full of difficulties, including his first qualifying in last position on his own merits.

Terrible. It has been the worst season in history. No matter how hard I try, it keeps getting worse.

Lewis Hamilton

When asked about what he was doing to change the situation, Hamilton replied: “I’m trying everything, in and out of the car.”

In the image: Lewis Hamilton is currently in sixth place in the championship with 152 points. His teammate is one place ahead, with seven podium finishes.

Statistically, this season has been one of the worst for Hamilton, who is currently in sixth position in the championship. Although he finished seventh in his last year with Mercedes, he achieved two victories in 2024. This year, it seems to be heading for its third winless season in four years, a notable contrast to the 15 consecutive seasons in which it achieved at least one victory, since its debut in 2007. Hamilton’s move to Ferrari was the central theme of the 2025 pre-season, but expectations quickly faded as they failed to compete at the top. Hamilton secured pole position and victory in the sprint race in China at the beginning of the year, but has not achieved a pole position or podium finish in a Grand Prix this year. After the television interview, but before the confirmation of McLaren’s disqualification, Hamilton was asked if he felt any satisfaction for scoring a point.

Zero. I gained ten positions, but it doesn’t mean anything. It’s still a bad weekend.

Lewis Hamilton

Hamilton is 74 points behind his teammate, Charles Leclerc. Ferrari has dropped to fourth place in the constructors’ standings. When asked if the Italian team can overtake Mercedes and Red Bull to secure second place in the constructors’ championship, a dejected Hamilton replied: “I don’t know how many points we have. But at this rate, with my performance, we have no chance.” “I’ve had 22 bad weekends [this season], so I anticipate a couple more,” he added. Before Las Vegas, Hamilton described his first season in red as a “nightmare” after qualifying 12th in Brazil and retiring from the race after a crash on the first lap. In the Hungarian Grand Prix, mid-season, he called himself “useless” and suggested that Ferrari should consider a driver change. Ferrari president John Elkann urged the seven-time world champion to “talk less and focus more on his driving”. It is believed that his contract with Ferrari extends at least until the end of 2026, although Hamilton has recently suggested that he has a contract that will extend beyond that date.