Hamilton qualified almost a second behind polesitter Oscar Piastri and six tenths behind Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc.

Both of these things are true: In 2020, Hamilton said he was giving up his fleet of supercars to go electric because of climate change. In 2025, Hamilton declared that his dream is to design a modern Ferrari F40 with a stick shift.

Ferrari’s 2025 challenger has proven to be a temperamental machine, delivering peak performance only within a narrow set of ideal conditions. Lewis Hamilton is reportedly frustrated with the car’s unpredictability,