'Amazing to annoying' - Hamilton targeted by Italian media with Ferrari move 'in crisis'.
“He cannot keep up with Leclerc's pace; he seems suspended between the search for the magic powder and the suspicion of being surrounded by a team that does not understand him and does not support him.” Giorgio Terruzzi of Corriere della Serra.
5 Jun 2025
Connor Andrews
talkSPORT

Giorgio Terruzzi of Corriere della Serra covered Hamilton’s latest struggles in brutal fashion, saying he’s ‘beaten and dejected’. “On the track, in radio communications, in the interviews he has to give by contract, even if he would like to run away, to lock himself away, Lewis Hamilton is a dull star,” he wrote.

Italy’s leading outlet, La Gazzetta dello Sport, are similarly unimpressed, saying Hamilton is now just left with excuses as other drivers have adapted to their new teams far quicker.
“He expects a winning car from Ferrari and Ferrari is waiting for him,” they wrote.
“Considering that for a year [team principal] Fred Vasseur has been praising the prospect of a new inspiration coming [from Hamilton], a vision of the work that would enrich the Scuderia.

In an attempt to explain why the move hasn’t worked so far, rival Rome outlet (corrieredellosport.it) went slightly kinder on Hamilton, putting it down to a transition away from normality. “Entering a Latin team is not a foregone conclusion,” Fulvio Solms wrote. “If you have spent an entire career in Anglo-Saxon realities [Mercedes and McLaren], the work systems are very different from each other

‘Search for the magic powder’;

https://talksport.com/motorsport/326...ri-spanish-gp/


Downbeat Hamilton says he learned ‘absolutely nothing’ from triple header after tough run to P6 in Barcelona
2 Jun 2025
Formula One - Official Site

“Today was definitely not what I was hoping for. I felt good going into the race, after a pretty good Qualifying and the car performing better. But the balance felt off throughout the race and we lacked pace from the start,” Hamilton explained.

“We don’t have an explanation for it, so we’ll have to go away and look into the data and any underlying issues. Congratulations to Charles, he did a great job and fully deserved the podium.”

“[I] just didn’t have any speed at the end,” confirmed Hamilton, who is still struggling to get on top of the SF-25. He added that he had learned “absolutely nothing” from the triple header, despite Imola being his best Grand Prix result of the season with a fourth-placed finish.

‘Learned ‘absolutely nothing’’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...kwAMMNWaCTd3CY


Chandhok warns: ‘Make or break moment’ coming for Hamilton in 2025
5 Jun 2025
Olly Darcy
GPblog.com

Hamilton's time at Ferrari starting to get 'critical'. With that being the case, Chandhok believes that something needs to change rapidly for Hamilton. "I think it's starting to get a bit critical," the former F1 driver said while on the Sky Sports F1 podcast, The F1 Show. "We're coming into the second-third of the season now, and he's not finding the rhythm, he's not finding the consistency, where week in, week out, he's in a happy place with the car.”

"In Imola, he was woeful in qualifying, and suddenly the car's brilliant in the race. And in Monaco, he wasn't quite there; he was a chunk behind Charles throughout," continued the Indian. “I think there's got to be a degree of concern creeping in. I think when you look at the race [in Barcelona], the fact that Charles overtook him and drove away from him quite comfortably, I'd be concerned.”

'Critical';

https://www.gpblog.com/en/news/chand...milton-in-2025


Lewis Hamilton 'exploded' and left in tears by Ferrari as career hits new low
Lewis Hamilton was utterly defeated at the end of the Spanish Grand Prix.
Jun 3, 2025
Archie Griggs
Daily and Sunday Express

Hamilton 'exploded' with frustration because he 'had never experienced such a low point', according to Bild. He had been hoping for a podium finish before the start of the race but his expectations were shattered in brutal fashion. The seven-time champion also wiped away tears after the race, indicating just how upset he was that Hulkenberg was able to pass with relative ease despite being in an inferior car.

He told Sky Sports: "What do you want me to say? I've had a really bad day and have nothing to say. It was a difficult day. There's nothing else to add to it. It was terrible. There's no point explaining it. It's not your fault. I just don't know what to say." When asked if Ferrari would be able to find some answers, Hamilton replied: "I'm sure they won't. It was probably just me. I have no idea why it was so bad. That was the worst race I've experienced, balance-wise."

His performance in the race was described as 'shockingly bad' by former Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg, who added: "He doesn't have answers either. Was there damage on the floor? These floors are so sensitive and there can always be a bit there.
"When you don't have any answers, it's really tough as a driver. Then you see your team-mate race their way to third place on the podium. In light of the whole season he's had so far, it's a very dark situation."

'Exploded';

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...ish-Grand-Prix


'A dark situation': Nico Rosberg on Lewis Hamilton's dismal Ferrari start
3 Jun 2025
Olly Darcy
GPblog.com

Former F1 driver and teammate Nico Rosberg has sympathised with Lewis Hamilton, saying that his current form at Ferrari is "hard to watch". "It's hard to watch," the 2016 world champion started by saying about Hamilton's poor race pace while on Sky Sports. "Today was a horrible day for him because he was just slow out there, which is very unusual because, yes, sometimes he's been a little bit off in qualifying, but in racing, usually he's still really, really awesome."

The German continued on about the struggles his former teammate has faced, worried that there may be no quick turnaround. "Today, the race was just shockingly bad, and then he doesn't have answers either. Was there damage to the floor, as these floors are so sensitive, and there can always be a little bit there, and then you lose a lot of time? Or what was going on?”

"When you don't have any answers, it's really tough as a driver, and then you see your teammate racing up all the way to third place, being on the podium. In light of the whole season that he's had so far, it's a very dark situation," concluded Rosberg.

“Hard to watch";

https://www.gpblog.com/en/news/a-dar...-ferrari-start


Montoya warns Ferrari: Focus on Lewis or stay titleless
3 Jun 2025
Norberto Mujica
GPblog.com

Former F1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya believes Ferrari are not focused on Lewis Hamilton, and if by next year this doesn't change, the Scuderia are in for an even larger title dry-spell. Speaking in the AS podcast MontoyAS, the former F1 driver states he doesn't think Ferrari are focused on Hamilton, but wonders if this could change with the 2026 regulations.

"Not at the moment (About Ferrari being focused on Hamilton,ed.), and the interesting thing is to see if, suddenly, with next year's car they pay more attention to what Lewis needs or what Leclerc needs." For Montoya, Hamilton's direction is the right path that may lead Ferrari to titles, whereas Leclerc's can only yield a few victories a year. "In my opinion, if they want to be competitive next year, the base of the car has to be more based on Lewis than on Charles. Because the cars that have been based on Charles are cars that can win one or two races a year, but no [titles].”

“ And look, under Lewis's leadership, when they go fast, they find everything very quickly, and he always gives very good direction to what the car needs, I think Ferrari is very political and very complicated, and suddenly it surprised Lewis. I think Lewis expected that, since he was Lewis, they would do everything he wanted, and we all expected this, but egos are a very complicated thing."

‘Ferrari is very political and very complicated’;

https://www.gpblog.com/en/news/monto...is-wins-titles


Report: ‘Disillusioned’ Lewis Hamilton is now going against Fred Vasseur to demand one key change at Ferrari
3 June 2025
Kyle Archer
F1 Oversteer

Lewis Hamilton wants Ferrari to stop developing their 2025 car and focus on the 2026 F1 regulations. So, while Vasseur is still urging Ferrari to work on turning their year around, Motorsport.com now reports that Hamilton has joined the growing calls in Maranello for the Scuderia to stop developing their 2025 car and move all of their resources to the 2026 F1 chassis regulations.

Vasseur is quickly becoming a lone figure in Maranello who still claims Ferrari’s 2025 season can be salvaged. Many including Hamilton feel the SF-25 is beyond repair and that any gains they find will not be big enough to make it worthwhile investing in any further development. Upgrades are coming, with Ferrari working on a rear suspension update due at the Austrian Grand Prix and a new floor. But Hamilton has very much become ‘disillusioned’ by the 2025 project and he is one of the major voices begging Ferrari to focus on next year’s regulations.

‘SF-25 is beyond repair’;

https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/dis...ge-at-ferrari/