Martin Brundle is sceptical that 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton’s struggles in the 2025 F1 season are solely due to his lack of understanding of the 💫car, admitting he “doesn’t buy” that reason.

Hamilton endured another tricky race at🥀 the F1 Saudi 🅰Arabian Grand Prix, finishing seventh.

The seven-time world champion struggled for pace at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, finishing over 30 seconds behind teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc, who secured Ferrari’s first podium of 2025.

Hamilton has struggled to get close to Leclerc throughout the season, with his sprint race performance in Shanghai the only high🌊light of his Ferrari stint so far.

Reflecting on Hamilton’s underwh�♍�elming display in Saudi Arabia, Brundle admitted he doesn’t think Hamilton’s struggles are solely down to not understanding this year’s Ferrari.

“Fred [Vasseur] summed it up, he said𓄧 it’s been up and down, because there was a time🧸 when we talked about in commentary where he was in the mid 1m32s which was bang on the pace,” Brundle said during Sky Sports’ post-race coverage.

“He ended up 31 seconds behind Charles Leclerc, his teammate. Obviously had a little bit more traffic because he was further down the grid so you can take some off for that but it was up and down. I struggle to buy into he doesn’t understand the car. It’s a new car, but here we are knocking on the door of May, and they’ve h🐭ad all the pre-season stuff and all that.

“So I just think Lewis hasn’t gelled with this car and I don’t think he’s gꦑoing the right way on the setup.

“I know from the things I’ve heard ꦿfrom Mercedes about how Lewis likes the car in a certain way. Obviously can’t get the car there, where he needs it, so it’s difficult days. But what’s a bit odd is, all of a sudden, he was right there.”

‘Something not working’ for Hamilton in 2025

Several other drivers who have made moves 🦄over the winter have struggled to get up to speed initially.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz spent the first few rounds well behind Alꦍex Albon.

However, since Ba🐼hrain, Sainz has led Williams’ charge as he’s adapted to the FW𒆙47.

Brundle used the example of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oliver Bearman, 💎who starred for Ferrari in his stand-in race for the team last year as he deputised for Sainz a⛦t the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

“Bearman, it took him a day last year here, but then he wasn’t 𝓰relearning a car🦩. He was just getting in and learning a car,” Brundle added.

“But Antonelli, he’s got used to working with Bono qꩵuite quickly in working with that 🅺car. He did a lot of testing last year.

“I’m struggling to buy into that, honestly, but we know Lewis is better,⛄ Lewis is faster than that. So something’s not working. Something’s not gelling 🐠there.”