Lewis Hamilton Rips Into His 'Worst Season Ever' as F1 Legend Faces Unwanted Record After Las Vegas GP Disappointment
Published on November 23, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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LEWIS HAMILTON has slammed his debut year at Ferrari as his “worst-ever” Formula One season.
Hopes were high when the sport’s most recognisable driver joined the most successful team at the start of the 2025 season.
Lewis Hamilton has called his debut year with Ferrari his ‘worst-ever’ F1 seasonCredit: Shutterstock Editorial
Hamilton had another disappointing weekend in Las Vegas after a horror show in qualifyingCredit: Getty
However, a win during the sprint race of the Chinese Grand Prix weekend is as good as it has got for the Brit and Scuderia combo.
suffered more ignominy in the scarlet red of as he qualified LAST on raw pace for the first time in his career at the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
The 40-year-old enjoyed a terrific start after the lights went out, whizzing through the field and managing to climb up to P10.
But after that he struggled to make any further headway and finished as the final points scorer.
It left Hamilton, who had finished second in the race last year, in a sombre mood when speaking to Sky Sports F1 after the race.
The seven-time world champion said: “I feel terrible.
“It’s been the worst season ever and no matter how much I try, it just keeps getting worse.
“I’m trying everything in and out of the car.”
After another weekend of struggles, Hamilton – who started racing in F1 in 2007 – is now staring down the prospect of going a season without a podium for the first time.
The Brit has enjoyed unprecedented success in his F1 career, with more wins than any other driver and being matched only by when it comes to winning titles.
Meanwhile, despite his own struggles, team-mate – who has not been without his own myriad of problems this season – has scored seven podiums in 2025.
Hamilton’s weekend was made slightly better by being bumped up the rankings thanks to the
The duo were found to be in breach of skid plank thickness rules, with their planks being measured at less than the 9mm required by the FIA.
Hamilton moved up to P8 because to that, but will have sympathy for his F1 rivals after he
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