Glaring stat proves Lewis Hamilton was Ferrari’s worst debutant since Luca Badoer
Lewis Hamilton endured a tough first race fo💫r Ferrari - but how does it compare to other drivers’ first races for the Italia🗹n team?

The season-opening Australian Grand Prix was difficul💮t for Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari.
After a poor opening lap, H♐amilton spent most of his race behind Williams’ Alex Albon.
Hamilton ultimately finished n🦩inth after losing 😼out to Oscar Piastri on the final lap.
This means that Hamilton had the worst F1 debut as a Ferrari drive🔯r since Luca Badoer in 2009.
In terms of the ෴21st century, on꧂ly Badoer’s was worse than Hamilton’s.
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton - 10th (2025)
Hamilton cou♕ld only finish 10th on his debut for the Scuderia at the Australian Grand Prix.
The seven-time world champion briefly led the race befor🍨e dropping 🍨to eighth after Ferrari misread the weather forecast.
Ha💃milton stayed out on dry tyres in wet conditions, ruining his chance of a b⛄ig result.
Ollie Bearman - 7th (2024)
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Ollie Bearman was a last-minute stand-in for 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz at the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
Bearman put in an impressive drive to come home seventh, finishing ahead of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris and Hamilton.
Carlos Sainz - 8th (2021)
Sainz finished eightꦇh on ▨his Ferrari debut at the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix.
With Ferrari still playing catch-up in the engine departme🐎nt, they languished well behind Mercedes💖 and Red Bull, which fought for the title.
Charles Leclerc - 5th (2019)
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc made his F1 debut⭕ at the 2019 Aꦑustralian Grand Prix.
It was a somewhat underwhelming first race for Leclerc as 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen and teammate Vettel beat him.
Sebastian Vettel - 3rd (2015)
The four-time F1 world champion finished behind the two Mercedes onﷺ his 𝕴debut for Ferrari.
Vettel would go on to win his second race wit🥃h the team in Malaysia.
Fernando Alonso - 1st (2010)
Fernando Alonso’s Ferrari career started in perfe♏ct fashion as he won on d🎀ebut in Bahrain.
It was a Fer🍬rari 1-2 that day as Vettel hi🧸t trouble with a spark plug issue.
Giancarlo Fisichella - 9th (2009)
Giancarlo Fisi𝕴chella’s best result ⛄as a Ferrari driver came in his first race.
As the second replacement for Massa following his in🅷jury in Hungary earlier in the year, Fisichella narrowly missed out on a points finish in h🏅is home race.
Luca Badoer - 17th (2009)
Badoer’s two-race stint was a disaster.
Initially, Ferrari wanted to bring Michael Schumacher back as Massa’s replacement mid-season, but th😼e German wa๊s unable to due to a neck injury, so long-time test driver Badoer was given the chance.
He struggled in his two ou♋tings for the team, finishing 17th on debut.
Kimi Raikkonen - 1st (2007)
ღLi♔ke Alonso, Kimi Raikkonen was victorious on his Ferrari debut.
I🏅t would kick off his title-winnin🌞g campaign in style.
Felipe Massa - 9th (2006)
Massa narrowly missed out on pole to Schumacher on h꧒is first race for Ferrari at the 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix.
However, an early spin, nearly collecting Alonso in th🧸e Ren💦ault, ended his challenge for a podium.
Rubens Barrichello - 2nd (2000)
Rubens Barrichello made it a Ferrari 1-2 at𝓰 the 2000 Austr𝔉alian GP, finishing behind teammate Schumacher.
The Brazilian would race for the team until the end👍 oඣf 2005.

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