Lewis Hamilton sounds alarm with astonishing Ferrari 'pain' prediction

Lewis Hamilton has made the astonishing claim that his Ferrari "pain" could last the entire F1 season after the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. 

Hamilton started and finished seventh in Jeddah, finishing 31s behind team-mate Charles Leclerc, who was third, on a weekend he struggled badly to adapt to the car. 

The seven-time champion cut a forlorn figure post qualifying, but after finishing seventh in the grand prix itself, predicted no immediate end to the "pain" he is suffering from with the car. 

"Zero, there was nothing positive to take from the race except Charles finishing on the podium for the team," he told media, including RacingNews365, when asked if there was anything positive he could take from the race.

"It was horrible, I didn't enjoy it. In the first stint, I had massive understeer and the car was not turning and then in the second stint, I had slightly better balance.

"I'm struggling with balance, struggling to feel the car beneath me, but there is no particular thing to say: 'Hey, this is the issue.'"

To make matters worse, the 105-time grand prix winner cannot see the light at the end of the tunnel, predicting it will be a season-long affliction for him to endure.

"I think I will also struggle in Miami, but at the moment, there is no fix. This is how it is going to be for the rest of the year, it is going to be painful. 

"I literally tried everything and the car just didn't want to work with me."