FERRARI URGED TO INVESTIGATE LEWIS HAMILTON’S LAS VEGAS STRUGGLES AS PRESSURE BUILDS
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 seriously wrong inside the team.
Bernie Collins Sounds The Alarm
Speaking on Sky F1, former McLaren senior performance engineer Bernie Collins didn’t hold back about what she saw. And like many fans, she believed that what happened to Lewis on the medium tyres simply did not make sense. Collins explained that Lewis actually had a strong first stint on the hard tyres. He ran long, looked competitive, and even attempted an undercut on Nico Hulkenberg — a car the Ferrari should comfortably beat on raw pace.
But when the mediums went on, everything collapsed. Lewis did not just fail to attack. He fell backwards.
“The medium tyre just went from bad to worse,” Collins said. “Something has gone wrong on that medium stint for Lewis, and Ferrari need to look at it urgently.”
For Collins, the drop-off was too extreme to be normal tyre behaviour. Too sudden to be strategy. Too dramatic to be written off as “just a bad stint.” This was a moment where Ferrari looked lost, and Lewis had no answers.
A Recovery Drive That Didn’t Feel Like One
From the outside, P8 from P19 looks like progress. But the reality is that Lewis delivered that result through racecraft alone — not through car performance.
Lewis tried to fight. He tried to push. He tried to pull the Ferrari forward like he always does. But the car simply gave him nothing.
And when an eight-time Constructors’ champion team gives one of the greatest drivers in Formula 1 such a messy performance, it feels like something deeper is broken. This is why Lewis stepped out of the car feeling devastated. His final laps weren’t a fight — they were a survival mission.
And that emotion stays with a driver.
Lewis Has Been Brutally Honest All Season
This isn’t the first time Lewis has spoken bluntly about his struggles. Throughout 2025, he has given fans repeated reminders of how difficult this Ferrari transition has been.
In Bahrain, he said he was “not doing a good enough job.”
In Hungary, he even suggested Ferrari should “change driver.”
In Brazil, he called his dream Ferrari move a “nightmare.”
Those comments did not come from arrogance or excuses — they came from a driver who expects excellence from himself and from his team. Lewis has always been the first one to take responsibility. But when he publicly questions Ferrari’s direction, you know things have hit a deeper level.
Las Vegas was the first time it looked like he truly felt defeated.
Button Says This Is The Lowest He Has Seen Lewis
2009 World Champion Jenson Button — who spent three dramatic seasons as Lewis’s teammate — knows better than anyone how mentally strong Lewis is. Button has seen Lewis handle controversy, pressure, and title fights with ice in his veins. Yet even he admitted that Las Vegas was different.
“For the first time, we’ve seen Lewis seriously deflated,” Button said. “It’s a tough moment for him and his career.”
Button stressed that Lewis is usually brilliant at bouncing back after a poor result — almost like he resets himself mentally between races. But this time, the weight of a difficult car and an emotionally draining season looked like it had finally caught up to him. Still, Button believes Lewis will recover.
“He’s very good at turning it around,” he said. “And I hope it clicks again at the next race.”
Lewis fans hope so too.
Ferrari Must Investigate The Medium Tyre Collapse
Collins’ analysis is more than simple punditry — it’s a warning. The Ferrari SF-25 has been inconsistent all season. Some weekends it looks strong. Other weekends it looks lost. But what happened on those medium tyres wasn’t normal.
If Ferrari wants to give Lewis the confidence he needs, they must:
- Examine the tyre data in detail
- Study temperature windows and track evolution
- Investigate whether the setup or aero package pushed the mediums out of range
- Compare Lewis’s stint profile with Leclerc’s
- Identify whether something mechanical, strategic, or structural caused the collapse
This cannot be brushed aside as a “bad stint.”
Lewis deserves answers. Ferrari fans deserve answers. And the team needs answers before the final two races — because confidence is everything in F1.
A Season Of Emotional Highs And Lows
Lewis came into Ferrari hoping for a reset, a fresh challenge, a new story. Instead, he has endured one of the hardest seasons of his career.
He is now 74 points behind Charles Leclerc in the Drivers’ standings — a painful statistic for a driver with Lewis’s competitiveness and pride. But greatness isn’t measured when the car is perfect. It’s measured when everything is going wrong — and the driver keeps fighting anyway.
Lewis has fought every single lap this year. Even when the car betrayed him. Even when frustration hit. Even when he doubted the project. That spirit is what made Ferrari sign him. That spirit is what makes fans believe he will rise again.
Looking Ahead To The Final Rounds
Two races remain. Two chances for Lewis to reset the narrative. Two chances for Ferrari to prove the medium tyre disaster was a one-off. And two chances for the team to show Lewis that they are as committed to him as he is to them.
Ferrari has a history of emotional highs and devastating lows — but it also has a history of bouncing back when the world doubts them most. That spirit made drivers like Schumacher legends.
If Ferrari can give Lewis even a glimmer of confidence in these final races, it might just spark the momentum he needs heading into next season.
Because if the car finally clicks…
If the team listens…
If the package starts coming together…
Then the Lewis Ferrari fans dreamed of — the fighter, the champion, the leader — will rise again. And when that happens, he won’t just fight.
He’ll be dangerous.
He’ll be electric.
He’ll be Lewis.
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