Ex-Ferrari F1 boss Mattia Binotto 𒀰thinks his former team 🌟signed Lewis Hamilton too late and believes he is now “at the end of his career”.

Seven-time world champion Hamilton is struggling to adapt to life at Ferrari following his blockbuster transfer from Mercedes and has been comprehensively outperformed by teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc.

Hamilton finished a disappointing sixth (only after 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen’s penalty) at the Spanish Grand Prix and was left visibly dejected after the race, which he la🤡belled as the “worst I have ever experienced”.

Other than claiming an impressive pole position and victory in the China sprint race, Hamilton’s first campaign with Ferrari has been difficult. He is yet to score a grand prix podium while Leclerc has taken three i🤡n the firsಞt nine races of 2025.

Binotto, who is now the boss of Sauber/Audi, previously questioned Ferrari’s decision to sign Hamilton and has doubled down𝄹 on his sta൩nce.

“Hamilton is a certain age,” Binotto told Italian publ💞ication.

“Ferrari took him when 🧜he was at the end of his career.

“ꦍThe ideal would have been to be able 🐼to have it a few years earlier.”

However, Binotto still believes Ferrari can turnaround what has been a hugely und🥀erwhelming campaign so fꦅar.

“It’s clear that the performances on track and the results aren’t where they’d like them to b🎃e right now,” Binotto added.

”But I know every single member of that team very well, and I know they’re talented, strong, and ♏capable.

“They’ll be able to improve th🐟e car and do well in the future. A♈nd I believe Ferrari can still enjoy some success this year.”

Is Lewis Hamilton lost?

Former F1 driver Johnny Herbert also recently delivered a brutal verdꦦict on Hamilton, claiming the 40-year-old Briton h﷽as lost his way.

“It just looks like Lewis Hamilton is lost, really lost,” Herbert told InstantWꦕithdrawalBettingSites. “I don’t 🍃know if the raw pace that he’s always had throughout his career is there anymore.

“I thought, with the pure racing♒ skill Hamilton had, he’d be able 🦋to drive around any problems with the car but he seems stuck in a hole.

“It’s no🅷t nice to see. It’s not the first time we’ve seen it in the sport, though. Nigel Mansell won his championship in 1992, went to America in 1993, came back in 1994 and it didn’t work anymore for him.

♊“It happened with Michael Schumacher too, when he had his break and came back, then he wasn’t the same Schumacher as before.

“You’re always going to have your peak and an end of your pe♔ak. It’s not nice to see. I know Charles Leclerc is not happy with the car either, but at least he’s get💛ting podium finishes consistently.

“There have been a couple of poor decisions in Ferrari’s straꦺtegy and poor communication over the radio, Hamiltondoesn’t have the synergy with his engineer 🤡that he needs. He hasn’t found his comfort zone since the sprint win in China.”

Herbert suggested that Ferrari would now be better throwing all their weight behind Lecler𓄧c.

"Sometimes you don’t realise when it’s not as easy as it was before, but when you look acrosཧs the garage and your teammate is outperforming yꦐou, then it may click," he added. 

“The greats of the sport, at their peak, get the best out of their car. Max Verst💜appen is doing it right now. Hamilton just can’t seem to get the extra he needs anymore. He won’t understand why he can’t, because he’ll feel like he should꧃ be able to. But, Leclerc is outperforming you in the same car.

“Leclerc is only going to grow and is in 🌞control of Ferrari’s future. He’s the guy they can♐ rely on, Ferrari can’t rely on Lewis Hamilton at this point. It’s horrible to say but it’s the truth.”