21/04/2025 08:20
Lewis Hamilton has made the astonishing claim that his Ferrari
"pain" could last the entire F1 season after the Saudi Arabian
Grand Prix. Hamilton started and finished seventh in Jeddah,
finishing 31s behind team-mate Charles Leclerc, who was third, on a
weekend he struggled badly to adapt to the car. The seven-time
champion cut a forlorn figure post qualifying, but after finishing
seventh in the grand prix itself, predicted no immediate end to the
"pain" he is suffering from with the car. "Zero, there was nothing
positive to take from the race except Charles finishing on the
podium for the team," he told media, including RacingNews365 , when
asked if there was anything positive he could take from the race.
"It was horrible, I didn't enjoy it. In the first stint, I had
massive understeer and the car was not turning and then in the
second stint, I had slightly better balance. "I'm struggling with
balance, struggling to feel the car beneath me, but there is no
particular thing to say: 'Hey, this is the issue.'" To make matters
worse, the 105-time grand prix winner cannot see the light at the
end of the tunnel, predicting it will be a season-long affliction
for him to endure. "I think I will also struggle in Miami, but at
the moment, there is no fix. This is how it is going to be for the
rest of the year, it is going to be painful. "I literally tried
everything and the car just didn't want to work with me."
