Lewis Hamilton calls the 2025 season the worst of his career
British driver Lewis Hamilton, after a remarkable 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 Hamilton crossed the finish line in tenth place, he moved up to eighth position due to the disqualification of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri from McLaren. The season, full of challenges for Hamilton and his new team, Ferrari, continued in Las Vegas, where the seven-time world champion started last on the grid for the first time in his illustrious career.
Terrible. It has been the worst season of all. No matter how much I try, it keeps getting worse.
Lewis Hamilton
When asked about his efforts to improve, Hamilton replied: “I try everything, both in and out of the car.”Lewis Hamilton is sixth in the championship with 152 points. His teammate is one place ahead with seven podiums.Statistically, this season is shaping up to be one of the worst for Hamilton. Currently, he holds sixth place in the championship, although he finished seventh in his last season with Mercedes, where he achieved two victories in 2024. This year, it could be his third season without victories in four years, after having achieved at least one victory in 15 consecutive seasons since his debut in 2007.
Hamilton’s move to Ferrari was the central theme of the 2025 pre-season, but the expectation quickly faded as he failed to compete at the top. Although Hamilton secured pole position and victory in the sprint race in China at the beginning of the year, he has not achieved any pole positions or podium finishes in a Grand Prix this season.
In an interview after his career, but before the confirmation of McLaren’s disqualification, Hamilton was asked if he felt any satisfaction for adding a point.
“None,” she replied. “I gained 10 positions, but it doesn’t mean anything. It’s still a bad weekend.”
Hamilton is 74 points behind his teammate, Charles Leclerc. Ferrari has dropped to fourth place in the constructors’ standings, and when asked if the Italian team can overtake Mercedes and Red Bull to secure second place in the constructors’ championship, a dejected Hamilton said: “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 at Ferrari as a “nightmare” after qualifying 12th in Brazil and retiring from the race after a collision on the first lap.
At the midpoint of the season, after the Hungarian Grand Prix, 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 Hamilton’s contract with Ferrari extends at least until the end of 2026, although he has recently suggested that he has a contract that will extend beyond that date.
