Lewis Hamilton has been exercising his profession with Mercedes since 2013.
Since announcing his surprising move to Ferrari in 2025, Lewis Hamilton has been repeatedly questioned about his ambition to achieve results for Mercedes this season. In response, the British driver expressed his dedication to Mercedes, aiming to maximize his performance before leaving the team.
After Lewis Hamilton’s disappointing race in Japan, where he finished 9th, he was asked if he felt envious of Ferrari’s strong performance, as they seemed to be making significant progress with their car compared to Mercedes. This question seemed to irritate Hamilton, leading him to abruptly leave the interview.
Ferrari has achieved podium finishes in every race this season.
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With Ferrari’s drivers securing podium positions and Mercedes finishing fourth in Suzuka, the journalist may have asked this question to provoke a reaction from Hamilton. The British driver will be eager to bounce back from his poor run of results during the upcoming Chinese GP weekend.
The result Mercedes achieved in the Japanese Grand Prix will be hard to accept. After qualifying in 7th and 9th places, courtesy of Lewis Hamilton and [driver’s name], the duo failed to advance further and ended up finishing outside the top five positions.
After the disappointing result, [driver’s name] spoke with Sky Sports F1 about the reasons why Mercedes struggled to move up through the pack. He mentioned how the decision to switch to hard tires after the red flag on lap 1, caused by the collision between [driver’s name] and [driver’s name], resulted in a disastrous first stint where they couldn’t compete with the cars ahead.
«Terminamos donde empezamos y fue muy desafiante. Necesitamos investigar la causa – ¿fue debido al calor excesivo o a la sobregestión? Inicialmente, parecía la elección correcta porque nuestros tiempos de vuelta eran relativamente estables. Nuestros competidores directos no se estaban distanciando significativamente, pero de repente nuestros tiempos de vuelta cayeron dos segundos y dos segundos y medio por vuelta. En ese momento, quedó claro que no duraría.»
El piloto austríaco también expresó su sorpresa por la caída repentina de rendimiento de los neumáticos duros del W15, lo que les costó una oportunidad de terminar en el podio. Si Mercedes quiere competir en la parte superior de la parrilla en China, deberán mejorar su rendimiento y resolver estos problemas.
