What's gone wrong for Hamilton at Ferrari?
The Race F1 Podcast
The Race Media Ltd
4.5 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 7 August 2025
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
We ask why Lewis Hamilton’s move to Ferrari has so far fallen short of expectations in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast.
Mark Hughes and Scott Mitchell-Malm join Edd Straw to discuss the fallout from Hamilton’s struggles during the Hungarian Grand Prix, and the comments he made during the weekend, have led.
We tackle questions from The Race Members’ Club about whether Hamilton’s form is beginning to be untenable and how he bounced back from such a difficult weekend, as well as on the question of if retirement is an option.
The question of who Ferrari might hypothetically look to if Hamilton were to walk away is also tackled, along with if it was wrong to replace Carlos Sainz in the first place.
There’s also questions about Charles Leclerc’s future, Sauber’s trajectory, Red Bull’s driver plans and more.
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| 1:22.5 | The race is on, and Lewis Hamilton had a dejected demeanour during the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend, |
| 1:31.2 | but does that mean there's any doubts over his F1 future, and why has he struggled so much in his first half-season with Ferrari? |
| 1:37.2 | I'm Ed Straw and joined me to answer those questions and more are Mark Hughes and Scott Mitchell Mound. |
| 1:43.4 | Well, Scott, hello to you. The last time I saw you was in this |
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