Lewis Hamilton admitted that he is clueless as to why he struggled so much at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
In the media pen afterwards, Hamilton cut a dejected figure. “No, there wasn’t one second, no,” he replied when asked if he ever felt comfortable behind the wheel of his SF-25 machine.
Going into detail about his struggles, he added: “Well, clearly the car is capable of being P3, so… Charles did a great job today. So I can’t blame it on the car.” Asked if he had any idea why he was not experiencing the same joy, he shook his head before replying: “No.”
There are changes that are short-term that we will do together,” he explained, heading into the weekend in Jeddah.
Ralf Schumacher, anex-F1 driver and currentcommentator, believes the difficulties with Ferrari might lead to Hamilton quittingthe sport soon. The Brit is arguably the greatest driver in the sport’s history and statistically the most triumphant driver, with 105 race wins, 104 pole positions and seven world titles.
With everything he has accomplished, however, it should be noted that he has been findingit difficult to click with the current generation of cars since the introduction of the regulations in 2022. He has only managed two race victories, in Silverstone and Spa last year in his final season with Mercedes, priorto moving to Ferrari.
Nevertheless, Hamilton’s performances haven’timproved much as he hasn’tbeen able to get the best out of the SF-25 during his initial five races. While speaking with Sky Germany’s Backstage Pit Lane podcast, HamiltonSchumacher said that if the results don’tgetbetter, “he can hang up his gloves.”
“I know from my own experience: when it gets like this, it is not enjoyable anymore. Then eventually, he is going to wake up one day and ask himself, ‘What am I doing all this for?’ It’s not fun for me anymore. I can’t do it. I am hindering the progress of the team in the process.”
“If it goes on like this, there is the possibility that will decide at some point that he just does not want to deal with this anymore. ‘I want this race and this career to be over,’”
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