Lewis Hamilton He had gotten used to it since he entered Formula 1 In 2007, to fight at the top. He was a demanding, courageous and excellent driver, and it was not for nothing that he won seven world titles in his career, two with McLaren and five with Mercedes until Max Verstappen He ended his reign with a controversial and surprising definition four years ago in Abu Dhabi. On the same track, the Englishman concludes a season that began as a dream because he achieved his big dream of wearing the red color to race with Ferrari and It ended like a nightmarewith a breakdown occurring in the last free training of the year.
It was halfway through the session when the red flag was displayed on the Yas Marina design and the TV image appeared Hamilton’s Ferrari with its nose destroyed After hitting the containment flags in turn 9.
The car’s on-board camera showed that the problems started before the collision: the seven-time champion was having difficulty controlling his car, with an obvious problem at the front that quickly moved to the rear. When the car went into reverse and it was impossible to avoid the spin and subsequent collision. There was an Alpine up front, so you could get turbulence as well, and it also had a little lip at the corner.
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Although the causes are unknown and also the damage to the Ferrari at the moment – which will determine when the mechanics work to get it back on track for qualifying – the accident does nothing but confirm Hamilton’s desire: Let this season end.
It is supposedly intended to represent the return to the top of the Scuderia, seven-time world champions He is about to complete his first season without podium finishes, an unprecedented fact in his careerstarted in 2007. It is worth noting that Hamilton won the first sprint race of the year in China, but then was unable to finish in the top three until Sunday.
Do you regret leaving Mercedes, where you won six of your seven world titles, to join Formula 1’s most famous team? “I don’t regret the decision I made to join this team. I know it takes time to progress within a new organization, I expected that.”He repeats this in his communications with the press every weekend.
But a few weeks ago, Hamilton lamented that his dream of red had come to fruition “In a nightmare”After withdrawing from the Brazilian Grand Prix like his colleague, Monaco Charles Leclerc. He said: “It is a nightmare, and I have been living it for some time under the influence of frustration.”. “Going from the dream of leading this tremendous team to the nightmare of results is difficult.”He added.
ferrari boss, John ElkanHe urged his pilots “To focus on driving and talking less.” After a disastrous Brazilian weekend for the Scuderia.
But the focus, for some time, has been on 2026. Since the end of April, Ferrari has sacrificed the development of the 2025 season to focus on the following season, which marks the arrival of new technical regulations that could be a game-changer on the grid. “It was a difficult decision, especially psychologically.”But necessary, Vasseur explained.
The 2026 season could mark a new beginning for Hamilton, who at the age of 41 will seek to win a record eighth world title. “We’ll have a lot of work to do over the winter, that’s for sure,” the Briton admitted.