Lewis Hamilton’s followers had hoped he would arrive on the Miami Grand Prix with a refreshed sense of optimism. Nonetheless, following his disappointing efficiency on the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, the seven-time world champion’s temper appeared removed from upbeat.
After qualifying half a second slower than his Ferrari teammate, Charles Leclerc, and ending over 30 seconds behind within the race, Hamilton overtly expressed considerations that the remainder of the 2025 season would possibly show “painful.” Regardless of this, the 40-year-old assured a London viewers at a sponsor occasion that he wouldn’t “hand over” and promised to proceed bettering. But, when talking forward of the Miami Grand Prix, Hamilton gave the impression to be in an identical frame of mind, with no clear enchancment on the horizon.
Regardless of visiting Ferrari’s Maranello manufacturing facility for knowledge evaluation and simulator periods in an effort to show issues round, Hamilton nonetheless appeared unable to seek out the answer to his ongoing struggles with the automotive.
Throughout Thursday’s FIA press convention in Miami, Hamilton appeared alongside former teammate George Russell and Sauber’s Nico Hulkenberg. When requested by host Tom Clarkson what was stopping him from extracting the complete potential of his Ferrari, Hamilton’s response was succinct however obscure: “Many issues. A lot of various things. There’s not one explicit.”
Sky Sports activities’ David Croft then inquired whether or not a brand new driver in a crew might anticipate to be faster than their teammate initially. Hamilton’s response was equally temporary and lacked depth: “I imply, there are parts of that which might be true, but it surely’s totally different for everybody.”
On the BBC’s Chequered Flag podcast, journalist Jennie Gow mentioned Hamilton’s conduct on the press convention, highlighting the problem her producer confronted in making a significant phase from the interplay. “He spoke within the press convention in the present day, however I believe the phrase ‘converse’ goes excessive,” Gow remarked. “Single-word solutions made it tough for our producer to cobble one thing collectively that made any sense. He was simply not into it.”
In the meantime, F1 pundit Ted Kravitz revealed that Ferrari’s newest recommendation to Hamilton was not to surrender, with the crew nonetheless hopeful that there’s potential for enchancment. Nonetheless, the 40-year-old’s visibly downcast demeanor and lack of perception in a right away turnaround raises questions on his confidence in Ferrari’s potential to show issues round.
Ralf Schumacher, one other F1 pundit, steered that Hamilton would possibly want to have a look at the instance set by younger Haas driver Oliver Bearman. Ralf Schumacher identified that the Ferrari junior’s recent perspective and adaptableness have allowed him to rapidly modify to his new crew, a flexibility Hamilton could have to undertake. Nonetheless, such a change in method is simpler stated than completed, particularly for a driver who has had such a profitable profession along with his personal driving fashion.
Regardless of Ferrari’s optimism and the truth that 19 races nonetheless stay within the 2025 season, the Briton’s present temper seems to mirror a way of doubt. Though it solely takes one robust outcome to shift the narrative, Lewis Hamilton himself appears unconvinced that such a result’s on the horizon.
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