Former Aston Martin F1 strategist Bernie Collins has questioned whether Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari can turn the year around, with a "reset" needed to fix "two stages".
It has been a difficult start to life at Ferrari for the seven-time world champion, who has failed to claim a podium in the opening 14 rounds. The Briton has struggled adjusting to the SF-25 and hit a new low in Hungary, where he referred to himself as "useless" after a Q2 exit.
On the same weekend, Charles Leclerc secured pole position for Ferrari, adding to his achievements this campaign. Leclerc has claimed five podiums in 2025, and has scored 42 points more than Hamilton.
Ahead of the season, there was major hype around Hamilton's move to the Maranello-based outfit, but also concerns over how he would deal with the adjustment period.
That adjustment period is still happening, with Collins highlighting two stages which are still ongoing; Hamilton adjusting to the SF-25, and the SF-25 not being as good as he expected.
Asked where it has gone wrong for Hamilton, Collins told Sky F1: "Yeah, I think there was a lot of hype around it. There was a lot of excitement around it.
"It was going to potentially be this dream team, Lewis in a Ferrari, reignite his love of the sport, bring back the performances of old that we've not seen in recent years. If Ferrari could produce a [good] enough car, the eighth world championship was talked about a lot.
"But, there was also a lot of talk about how difficult it would be to integrate to the team. Very different culturally, very different car, different engine, all of these things that Lewis has been used to for so much of his career, and we're seeing some of that play out.
"We're seeing some of that difficulty adjusting play out. But we did see Leclerc on pole, so he's obviously frustrated that he's not getting the best out of the car, even though the car is not as good as he would like it to be.
"So there's these two stages happening and it does need a bit of a reset. I don't know if the end of the year can be turned around. Obviously, Lewis hopes they can, and Ferrari hope they can, but they need to set themselves up for the strongest position they could be in next year."
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