F1 | Ferrari already tired of Hamilton? “They would be happy to get rid of him”
Lewis Hamilton recovered well in Las Vegas, but his performance still failed to convince, and talk is already circulating about growing tension between the British driver and Ferrari. The Las Vegas weekend served as a real test for Hamilton after the controversial remarks made by Ferrari’s president. The event turned into a rollercoaster of emotions for the seven-time World Champion, who ultimately finished eighth after starting twentieth. However, some believe his relationship with the Scuderia is already deteriorating.
His final position, although boosted by the disqualification of the two McLaren cars, is far from disastrous. Yet, as has happened several times this year, it is on Saturday that the British driver tends to complicate his life. In Las Vegas, Lewis Hamilton started P20 purely on performance for the first time in his career.
Lewis Hamilton himself did not appear positive at all in his post-race interviews, openly admitting that he is experiencing the worst season of his life and that he is not looking forward to next year.
In his podcast Terruzzi racconta, Italian journalists and F1 experts Giorgio Terruzzi, Pino Allievi and Stefano Nicoli analysed the British driver’s race and the increasingly tense atmosphere surrounding his relationship with Maranello. “I don’t remember a Ferrari team principal being this protected despite these results,” Terruzzi said.
“Ferrari is fourth in the World Championship and Hamilton has won two races out of his last ninety: the most recent on July 28, 2024. He can’t get out of this situation. And you can see that it took some time to fine-tune the statements that Hamilton and Leclerc made when arriving in Las Vegas, after the president’s comments.”
“And then it’s clear that when Elkann spoke, he was referring mainly to Hamilton. Hamilton has created a few internal headaches inside Ferrari,” he continued at the end of the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
The discussion then moved to Allievi, who delivered even harsher comments about the number 44. “I have a very strong feeling: Ferrari would be thrilled if he now said, ‘Sorry, I’m leaving’. They already have Bearman ready, they would put him in the car, and for 2027 they would try to sign Verstappen.”
“Champions are fast with any car. We were hoping that, by arriving at Ferrari, he would rediscover the real Lewis Hamilton that we all admired at Mercedes. But the Hamilton we are seeing at Ferrari is not the same Hamilton Mercedes had,” Pino Allievi concluded, adding a provocative comment about the present and future of the 1985-born driver in red.
With only a handful of races left in 2025, the once-dream partnership between Lewis Hamilton and the most famous team in Formula 1 looks increasingly strained – and some influential voices in Italy believe Maranello would happily cut it short.
