2025 Scuderia Ferrari F1 Team

[deadhead]

Lewis should be punished for showing emotions and giving one word answers, how dare he!.....

It just doesn’t fit the “still we rise” mantra and it’s certainly doesn’t fit into the Ferrari brand narrative..

Of course he is allowed to show whatever emotions he likes, but that’s not the point

[kptaylor]

It's not really "showing emotions" it's petulant childishness. It's not going his way so he's decided he won't talk to the press. I get it that many of the questions are the same, but you're paid by Ferrari to be a driver and represent the team and sponsors. The interviews and attitude he's displaying are very immature.

[venkyhere]

Forget the car, forget the driving talent, the bare minimum that is expected from Hamilton is him being PROFESSIONAL. It's part of the driver's job to answer media questions ; and the way Hamilton is to the media - the tone, the body language, the expression on his face, all of it conveys :
1. Please have some pity on me, can't you see how a champion like me is made to drive this dogshit car ? The team doesn't know how to make a car
2. This contract is like a gun held to my head, I am forced to drive a car that I don't like, that I want to correct, but these incapables dont listen to me, it will be better for Elkaan to fire me out of this seat.
..all the while raking in the large millions.
I have now started actually HATING this guy. So much arrogance & lack of respect for the job/sport. He has all the time/inclination for having his parties and driving Hollywood stars around the track, make movies, plan sequels to movies etc etc... he is happy outside the cockpit. Yet he ACTS as if his life is miserable in the cockpit and how he is FORCED to live that life. If he has any sort of dedication to Ferrari, he will spend all his time with his engineers in the factory, spend time learning italian, and not have time for all the other 'enjoying life nonsense'. He has his priorities all wrong, and has the GALL to look forlorn and weep in self pity before the media cameras. WHAT A CHARLATAN.




-- rant over ---

[ScuderiaLeo]

Honestly I think most drivers would act the same in Hamilton's situation (in being an accomplished driver on the decline in a team he isn't geling with.) In general, there are plenty of times drivers act short mannered to the press, even some of this season's biggest stars have done it recently...

the main issue is he's next to Leclerc who never seems to get discouraged and is performing better, so it makes Hamilton seem worse in comparison. But in isolation I don't think he's doing anything horribly wrong

He hasn't been rude to them. I understand the critique about team morale and such but it's not like he's being mean to the interviewers or anything. He's just depressed which while I would expect better from him given a) his previous skill level and b) how much he's being paid, it's hardly going to be the make or break factor of the team getting its --- together. They have far bigger problems than 1/2 drivers not giving longer answers

[ScuderiaLeo]

[littlebigcat]

I don’t remember the same tantrums about Verstappen’s various refusals to talk to the media.

When it’s Alonso doing it…it’s just good old Alonso.

https://talksport.com/motorsport/301858 ... ralian-gp/

[venkyhere]

There is a big difference between :
1) driver being rude/petulant in the media due to anger/arrogance (we have plenty of examples of those)
v/s
2) 'putting up a depression show / putting up a sad victim face' (I know it's a show because there is relentless happy/joyful activity outside the track , in social media etc. If he was really serious about reviving the car, his driving, his team communication, there is no way he will find time for the other stuff - sacrificing 6 months of social life for rejuvenating one's career isn't such a big deal, if there's clear dedication. Which brings me back to 'why the hell did he decide to prolong his career?' ).

The former is typical bad behavior, the latter is cunning gaslighting.

I respected Hamilton as an individual a lot, especially the way he handled AbuDhabi2021 in the past few years. But this is a clear attempt by him to get Ferrari fire him from his contract, so that he can walk away with big money and not lose his face. It's not just one or two races, but the entire 2025 season so far, where he is fishing for sympathy - HE DOESN'T DESERVE ANY.

[Luscion]

There is a big difference between :
1) driver being rude/petulant in the media due to anger/arrogance (we have plenty of examples of those)
v/s
2) 'putting up a depression show / putting up a sad victim face' (I know it's a show because there is relentless happy/joyful activity outside the track , in social media etc. If he was really serious about reviving the car, his driving, his team communication, there is no way he will find time for the other stuff - sacrificing 6 months of social life for rejuvenating one's career isn't such a big deal, if there's clear dedication. Which brings me back to 'why the hell did he decide to prolong his career?' ).

The former is typical bad behavior, the latter is cunning gaslighting.

I respected Hamilton as an individual a lot, especially the way he handled AbuDhabi2021 in the past few years. But this is a clear attempt by him to get Ferrari fire him from his contract, so that he can walk away with big money and not lose his face. It's not just one or two races, but the entire 2025 season so far, where he is fishing for sympathy - HE DOESN'T DESERVE ANY.

what an ignorant statement, because he finds happiness in other areas him being upset about his performance when he has a bad showing in f1 is just a show, this notion that hes doing too much outside of f1 is the same thing people said when he was in merc, didnt stop him from winning 6 wdc's with them. this has always been Lewis when he isnt performing/fighting for a title, this notion its suddenly an act to get removed from ferrari is so silly