Several storylines have been circulating around Lewis Hamilton at Ferrari this year, and Carlos Sainz shared his perspective on the contentious situation. Hamilton hasn’t had the best time in the car, and a lot of fans have backed him in his struggle at the Scuderia.
When a driver with a storied legacy joins a team with an even more storied legacy, polarizing situations are bound to arise when disconnect surfaces.
Williams Star Carlos Sainz Comments on Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari Struggles
As a household name in Spain, Sainz stands as one of the well-known drivers who’ve run the Ferrari logo before. His 4-year stint with the Maranello outfit has taught him much about how things work at the Prancing Horse.
He is therefore familiar with the shoes that Hamilton finds himself in as a new driver at Ferrari, which was Sainz’s exact situation back in 2021. The Spaniard also stepped into the team with no background in Ferrari racing, having come from the Red Bull branch of F1.
Hamilton, having honed his sword in the McLaren-Mercedes clan, also stepped into the Ferrari culture as a stranger. And the results have been hard to look at this season, as Sainz put his Williams on the podium before the 7-time champ could do the same with his Ferrari.
But Sainz understands Hamilton’s challenges.
“I know people like that drama, especially when we’re talking about a seven-time world champion,” he said in an X post by Sims Gazette. “I side with Lewis (Hamilton), and it’s very difficult to join a team and stand out. Even more so in your first year, when your teammate knows the car and the team so well. It’s very, very difficult. I can’t explain how difficult it is.”
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“I know people like that drama, especially when we’re talking about a seven-time world champion…”
“I side with Lewis (Hamilton), and it’s very difficult to join a team and stand out. Even more so in your first year, when your teammate knows the car and the… pic.twitter.com/iaI4KCyaJB
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The 7-time champion has had a hard time extracting enough out of Ferrari’s 2025 challenger. He’s been scrapping away in the midfield, often having to fight his way into the points after qualifying outside the top 10. He quickly fell out of the title race, as the SF-25 failed to deliver a championship-caliber performance.
His run in the drivers’ standings has been similarly disappointing, as he sits in sixth place with two races to go.
As the season approaches its finale, he is mathematically unable to overtake teammate Charles Leclerc for P5. Meanwhile, he’s having to defend his position from Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli, who’s been on a charge lately.
The rookie is only 15 points behind the former World Champion, so the remainder of the season should be interesting to watch.
