Lewis Hamilton calls his 2025 season the worst of his Formula 1 career
British driver Lewis Hamilton, after a race full of ups and downs in the Las Vegas Grand Prix, described his 2025 season as the worst of his career in Formula 1. Despite starting from the last position on the grid, Hamilton managed to recover to finish in the top ten.
Although he crossed the finish line in tenth place, a subsequent disqualification of the McLaren drivers, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, allowed him to move up to eighth position.
Hamilton’s season with Ferrari has been marked by disappointment, especially at the Las Vegas circuit, where, for the first time in his successful career, he qualified last on his own merits.
“Terrible”, that’s how Hamilton described his performance to Sky Sports F1. “It’s been the worst season. No matter how hard I try, it keeps getting worse”.
Lewis Hamilton
When asked about what he was trying to do to change the situation, he replied: “Trying everything, inside and outside the car.”In statistical terms, this season is shaping up to be one of the worst for Hamilton. He is currently in sixth position in the championship. It should be noted that, although he finished seventh in his last year with Mercedes, he achieved two victories in 2024.
This season could be the third in four years without wins for Hamilton, breaking a streak of at least one win per season for 15 consecutive years, since his debut in 2007.
Hamilton’s move to Ferrari was the central theme of the 2025 preseason, but expectations quickly faded as they were unable to compete for the top positions.
Hamilton achieved pole position and victory in the sprint race in China at the beginning of the year, but has not achieved any pole position or podium in a Grand Prix this year.
After the television interview and before the confirmation of McLaren’s disqualification, he was asked if he felt any satisfaction for scoring a point. “Zero”, he replied. “I gained ten 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. When asked if the Italian team can overtake Mercedes and Red Bull to secure second place in the teams’ championship, a disheartened 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 the Las Vegas Grand Prix, Hamilton had qualified his first season at Ferrari as a “nightmare” after qualifying in 12th place in Brazil and retiring from the race after a crash on the first lap.
In the Hungarian Grand Prix, mid-season, he qualified himself as “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 until the end of 2026, although he has recently hinted that his contract could be extended beyond that date.
