A former Ferrari driver has made a worrying claim about Lewis Hamilton ahead of Formula 1's return at the Dutch Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen wasn’t at all fazed by Lewis Hamilton during their title fight in 2021, and that stood out considering the gap in experience and achievements. Hamilton came into the season as a seven-time world champion with 105 race wins and over 250 starts to his name.

Ferrari have broken a 'trusted' promise to Lewis Hamilton during the 2025 season, an Italian journalist has claimed.

Bulldog Roscoe has been by the F1 star’s side since his career really took off—and has always stayed in first place.

Ferrari has said it still has faith in Hamilton, though F1’s former boss Bernie Ecclestone has urged him to call time on his record-breaking career. Hamilton “would be cheating himself if he goes on,” Ecclestone told the Daily Mail newspaper this month.

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff claims that writing Lewis Hamilton off is something which one should never do. As Hamilton takes stock of a challenging first Ferrari season so far, Wolff says the Hamilton trend is for him to be “strong” in part two of a campaign.

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