Hamilton congratulates Doriane Pin after her F1 Academy win in Canada. ๐
Lewis Hamilton\’s start to his 2025 campaign has not met his expectations, as Charles Leclerc has a huge edge over his teammate in the intra-team battle at the Scuderia. The Briton tried to defend this deficit to the Monegasque by claiming that the Ferrari SF-25 was built on the 27-year-old\’s feedback. However, this reasoning was not bought by many fans, who pointed out Hamilton\’s subpar end to his Mercedes run.
The 40-year-old had been a part of Mercedes, as he joined the team in 2013 and won six Drivers\’ championships with the squad. However, since the introduction of the ground effect era of regulations, the Briton has been unable to reach his earlier potential with the Brackley-based squad.
Moreover, Hamilton was beaten by George Russell in his freshman year on the German squad. The teammate season head-to-head was won by the young Briton with a 2-1 scoreline in his favor at the end of their teammate era.
With the trend of being beaten by his younger teammate continuing at Ferrari, Hamilton had shared that he was trying to adapt to a car built around Charles Leclerc:
