Lewis Hamilton called his race drive in the 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix “horrible” and views his ongoing struggle to gel with his new Ferrari Formula One car as a “painful” experience. The seven-time world champion finished seventh in the Jeddah race on Sunday,

Martin Brundle said he “doesn’t buy” Lewis Hamilton’s explanation that he does not understand the Ferrari car in a cutting analysis of the season so far. Hamilton finished 31 seconds behind his team-mate Charles Leclerc in Saudi Arabia in another underwhelming result for the 40-year-old.

Lewis Hamilton endured a frustrating Saudi Arabian Grand Prix as he was unable to make any inroads through the crowd, coming home to finish in seventh place after his team-mate finished on the podium