Lewis Hamilton ‘out of comfort zone’ as Ferrari blasted for ‘poor decisions’

Lewis Hamilton has been handed a dire assessment of his struggles at Ferrari amid a difficult start to his debut season with the Scuderia.

The seven-time champion achieved his maiden title with McLaren and the other six with Mercedes, but his chances of achieving a record-breaking eighth with Ferrari currently look slim to none.

Concerns over Hamilton’s performance with the Italian outfit have only grown as the 2025 season has progressed beyond the opening stages.

His best result in a grand prix race came at Imola during the recent European triple-header where he achieved P4 at the first of Ferrari’s home races, but team-mate Charles Leclerc went on to outdo him across the next two events, earning back-to-back podiums in Monaco and Barcelona.

When Hamilton’s former team-mate Nico Rosberg was asked at last weekend’s Spanish GP what he made of the champion’s decline, the former Mercedes star cited the 40-year-old’s age as a natural cause of his less impressive results.

What does the future hold for Hamilton at Ferrari?

Hamilton’s incompatibility with engineer Riccardo Adami has made for awkward listening at times across the first nine race weekends of the year, a stark contrast to the close relationship he built with Peter ‘Bono’ Bonnington across his 12 years at Mercedes.

Whether that be down to his age, lack of experience with the Ferrari or even a combination of similar factors, Herbert does not expect things to get better for the legendary racer.