Lewis Hamilton called his race drive in the 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix “horrible” and views his ongoing struggle to gel with his new Ferrari Formula One car as a “painful” experience. The seven-time world champion finished seventh in the Jeddah race on Sunday,

Lewis Hamilton admits he’s finding it “very difficult” to bond with the Ferrari F1 car after another difficult qualifying session in Saudi Arabia. Hamilton has been short of speed all weekend at the high-speed Jeddah street circuit and only narrowly managed to make the top-10 shootout in qualifying.

Ferrari head Fred Vasseur has issued a response after Lewis Hamilton let slip that his bosses "aren't happy" with his F1 2025 season.