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The 2025 Formula 1 season was supposed to be the rebirth of Ferrari. With fresh momentum from their strong end to 2024, renewed belief under Fred Vasseur, and—most importantly—the arrival of Lewis—many fans dared to dream again. After 17 long years without a championship, Ferrari looked like a team ready to fight. The tifosi were excited. The global F1 community was buzzing. And Lewis supporters worldwide believed this was finally the moment the greatest driver of all time would bring glory back to Maranello. But as the season unfolded, that dream dissolved into another painful chapter in Ferrari’s modern history. Instead of a revival, Ferrari endured a campaign defined by inconsistency, missed opportunities, internal friction, and a car that seemed determined to betray both its drivers. For Lewis, it became—by his own admission—one of the hardest seasons of his legendary career. For Ferrari, it was further proof that the issues holding them back have deeper roots than many care to adm...

Ferrari entered the 2025 Formula 1 season with the kind of optimism only Maranello can project—big dreams, big promises, and the belief that bringing Lewis into the team would spark a new era of dominance. Instead, what followed has been a season so brutal, so chaotic, and so emotionally draining that even the most loyal Tifosi are struggling to make sense of it. Lewis joined Ferrari with the intention of building something meaningful. He wasn’t looking for nostalgia, PR glory, or a retirement lap. He wanted to win. He wanted to ignite Ferrari’s title hopes, shake the foundations of the Scuderia, and bring championship glory back to the most iconic brand in motorsport. But as we sit just one race away from the season finale, Ferrari finds itself stuck in fourth place in the Constructors’ Championship, winless, inconsistent, and visibly lost. The team that once terrified the grid now struggles to escape Q1 with one of the greatest drivers in history behind the wheel. And Lewis—never one...

Lewis arrived in Qatar hoping for a reset. After the emotional roller coaster of Las Vegas and São Paulo, Ferrari fans desperately needed a weekend that at least pointed in the right direction. Instead, Lusail delivered one of the toughest blows of the season — perhaps the biggest wake-up call yet for the entire Ferrari F1 programme. For the seven-time World Champion, this wasn’t just another bad qualifying session. It wasn’t just another tough sprint. What happened in Qatar was a collapse in performance so severe, so unexpected, and so out of character for both Lewis and Ferrari, that it sent shockwaves through the F1 paddock. Lewis recorded back-to-back Q1 eliminations for the first time in his Ferrari career. A statistic nobody — not fans, not Ferrari, and certainly not Lewis himself — would have believed possible 12 months ago when this blockbuster partnership was announced. His P18 on Saturday wasn’t an unlucky misfire. It wasn’t weather-related. It wasn’t the result of a single m...

The Las Vegas Grand Prix was meant to be another chance for Lewis to claw something positive out of a difficult first season in Ferrari red. Instead, it became another race filled with frustration, unanswered questions, and a worrying drop in performance when he needed pace the most. After qualifying last for the first time in his legendary F1 career, Lewis started from P19 due to Yuki Tsunoda’s pit-lane penalty. It set up what many fans hoped would be a trademark Lewis recovery drive — the kind of race where his race craft, tyre management and mentality shine brightest. And on paper, P19 to P10 looked solid. With both McLarens disqualified, it even became P8. But the result told only a fraction of the story. Lewis climbed out of the Ferrari looking deflated, exhausted, and visibly upset. He described this as his “worst season ever”, and even admitted he is “not looking forward to next year.” Those words hit Ferrari fans hard — because when Lewis feels beaten, something has gone se...

Every so often, an F1 weekend doesn’t just end with race results — it sends a shockwave through the sport. That’s exactly what happened after the São Paulo Grand Prix, when Ferrari president John Elkann delivered blunt comments directed at both Lewis and Charles Leclerc. It was the kind of statement that instantly grabs headlines, sends social media into a frenzy, and sparks endless debates among fans like us. Ferrari had endured a painful double DNF at Interlagos, an outcome no one in red expected or wanted. But the drama that followed became even louder than the race itself. Elkann told both drivers to “focus on driving, talk less,” a brutally short directive that echoed around the world. As an F1 fan who has followed Lewis through every triumph, heartbreak, and historic victory, those words hit hard. Because while Ferrari is a team built on passion and pressure, telling a seven-time World Champion to “talk less” is bold — maybe too bold. Yet buried inside Elkann’s message is somethi...

As a passionate but seasoned Formula 1 fan, I’ve heard plenty of big statements from team bosses and executives over the years. But every now and then, someone speaks with a sharpness that slices straight through the usual polite corporate fog. That was exactly what happened when Ferrari chairman John Elkann delivered his brutally honest critique of Ferrari’s Formula 1 team. And make no mistake — when the head of Ferrari speaks like this, the racing world listens. Ferrari is not just another team on the F1 grid. It is the most successful, most iconic, and most emotionally charged brand the sport has ever known. Expectations are not high — they are astronomical. So when Elkann launched his candid comments about the Scuderia’s performance, it wasn’t just frustration bubbling out. It was the voice of a chairman who sees a legendary team slipping below its own standards, and he’s done waiting for things to improve naturally. His words weren’t wrapped in fancy PR packaging. They were simple...

It was another fiery and frustrating Formula 1 weekend for Lewis at the 2025 Brazilian Grand Prix. Still reeling from his penalty in Mexico, Lewis found himself once again clashing with the FIA stewards — and this time, the frustration boiled over. A Weekend To Forget For Lewis And Ferrari From the very start, the weekend in São Paulo had the makings of trouble for Lewis and Ferrari. Starting 13th on the grid, his race was compromised almost immediately. A rough opening lap saw him tangled up in the midfield, dropping to 17th after contact with Williams’ Carlos Sainz. It was a far cry from the competitive pace Lewis had been hoping for, and things only went downhill from there. As he fought to recover, Lewis went wheel-to-wheel with Alpine’s Franco Colapinto down the main straight. In the heat of battle, their cars made contact — a moment that would later define Lewis’s race. The light touch was enough to dislodge the front wing of his Ferrari, damaging the car’s floor and completely u...

Lewis is placing his hopes firmly on the upcoming 2026 Formula 1 regulations, believing they could be the key to restoring Ferrari’s long-lost glory and returning him to the top of F1. After almost reaching the end of a difficult first season with the Scuderia in 2025, the seven-time world champion is pushing hard behind the scenes to ensure Ferrari are ready when the biggest rule overhaul in modern F1 history arrives. At 40 years old, Lewis’s fire to win remains undimmed. His move from Mercedes to Ferrari was driven by the dream of becoming the man to bring the prancing horse back to championship-winning form — something no driver has done since 2007. But after a season of inconsistency and frustration, Lewis now believes that 2026 could mark a turning point — both for him and for Ferrari. A Frustrating Start To The Ferrari Chapter When Lewis joined Ferrari, he declared that Maranello had “every ingredient” needed to win again. The statement reflected the optimism of a fresh start — a...

Lewis Hamilton didn’t hold back after the Mexico Grand Prix, calling his 10-second penalty “pretty nuts” and openly questioning Formula 1’s stewarding consistency. The seven-time world champion, who has faced his share of tough calls over the years, dropped to eighth after the time penalty — a frustrating outcome after a strong start and a fierce early battle with Max Verstappen. “I had a great start, and we were braking into Turn 1,” Lewis said after the race. “I navigated through 1, 2, and 3 and didn’t go off track. Others cut it, held position, and didn’t get penalties. It’s pretty nuts.” His words echoed what many fans were already saying online — that the rules often seem to shift depending on who’s involved. A Question Of Consistency In F1 Stewarding Lewis wasn’t just frustrated for himself — he was speaking to a larger issue that’s been simmering in Formula 1 for years: the lack of consistency in stewarding. When asked if the decision had been explained to him, his reply was sha...