Lewis Hamilton ’s signing with Ferrari has been labelled a huge mistake after his horror show first half of the 2025 F1 season. The seven-time world champion could not have signed off for the summer break under worse circumstances, after a disappointing weekend at the Hungarian GP.

Hamilton called himself ‘useless’ after a poor showing in the 2025 Hungarian GP. Now he has F1's summer break to find improvements

Hamilton raced to 12th position—the worst result of his Ferrari career—after starting from the same place on a weekend in which teammate Charles Leclerc claimed pole position and led swathes of the race until a mysterious and undiagnosed issue slowed his car.