Lewis Hamilton has conceded that he is braced to experience a tough end to 2025 as his maiden Formula 1 campaign with Ferrari has comprised “22 bad weekends”.
Hamilton was downbeat post-race despite mounting an impressive comeback drive in the Las Vegas Grand Prix that saw him gain 10 places to salvage the last point.
An encouraging run through practice had heightened the Briton’s hopes, but his optimism was crushed when he qualified with the slowest time on a rain-soaked track.
Hamilton made up instant ground at the start, though, as he capitalised on Gabriel Bortoleto tagging Lance Stroll at Turn 1 to be sitting 12th as the opening lap ended.
“It was pretty straightforward. It was a pretty straightforward first lap,” Hamilton told media including Motorsport Week. “I just stayed out of trouble.”
Hamilton survived contact with Alex Albon to complete a 30-lap stint on the Hard compound, but he was unable to make more inroads once he switched to Mediums.
That prompted the seven-time F1 champion to claim that his climb to 10th brought him “zero” satisfaction, citing that there are no positives to take from his weekend.
“The most meaningless 10 places, doesn’t mean anything,” he expressed. “It’s still a bad weekend.
“At the moment I’m not reflecting on it. It’s obviously the same as the last one. There’s no point in repeating what I said the last time because it’s exactly the same.”
Hamilton anticipates tough end to 2025
Hamilton, who is threatening to end his debut season with Ferrari without a podium, admitted that he isn’t anticipating his fortunes will improve in the last two rounds.
“I’ve had 22 bad weekends, so I anticipate another couple,” he asserted, adding to Sky Sports F1 that 2025 has been his “worst season ever”.
Asked whether he senses something could click, Hamilton responded: “I think at this point, no. [I’ve] tried everything and it’s not working.”
Hamilton has accepted his struggles have compromised Ferrari’s bid to land second in the Constructors’ Championship, where it now lies 53 points behind Mercedes.
“I don’t even know how many points we have, but at this rate, with my performance, we’re done,” he concluded.
Hamilton, along with Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc, who had come home in sixth, was promoted two places post-race as both McLaren drivers were disqualified.
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