No driver has yet won the Spanish Grand Prix more often than Lewis Hamilton, but the Briton had another disappointing day since joining Ferrari last weekend in Barcelona.
Montmelo has staged six of the 40-year-old’s record-setting 105 Grand Prix wins so far. But Hamilton could only claim sixth place at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in 2025 thanks in part to Red Bull’s Max Verstappen’s penalty for driving into George Russell in the Spanish GP.
The 27-year-old’s 10-second penalty promoted Hamilton into P6 after taking the chequered flag in seventh place. Nico Hulkenberg of Sauber also overtook the seven-time F1 champion on the penultimate lap of the Spanish GP last Sunday, as Hamilton fell from fifth on the grid.
Charles Leclerc was at least able to give Ferrari something to celebrate after the 27-year-old overtook Verstappen for a podium finish. The Monegasque was even able to lap within two tenths of a second of McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, as he won the Spanish GP from pole position.
Fred Vasseur admits Ferrari must ‘stay humble’ after the Spanish Grand Prix due to Pirelli’s 2025 F1 tyre range
Leclerc punishing Verstappen’s poor safety car restart in Spain also gifted a second podium spot in as many Grands Prix for the first time in the 2025 F1 season. He also finished second to Lando Norris in the Monaco Grand Prix, but Fred Vasseur still sees problems on the way.
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| Position | Drivers’ Championship | Points |
| 1 |
Oscar Piastri |
186 |
| 2 |
Lando Norris |
176 |
| 3 |
Max Verstappen |
137 |
| 4 |
George Russell |
111 |
| 5 |
Charles Leclerc |
94 |
| 6 |
Lewis Hamilton |
71 |
| 7 |
Andrea Kimi Antonelli |
48 |
Ferrari team principal Vasseur is not taking too much confidence from their results in Monte Carlo or Montmelo, as the 2025 Pirelli F1 tyre range could see Leclerc and Hamilton struggle again at the Canadian Grand Prix. F1 heads to Montreal next for round nine on June 13-15.
Vasseur noted, via quotes by Motorsport-Total, about whether or not Ferrari are catching up with the likes of McLaren after the Spanish GP: “If you look at Monaco and Spain, I’d say yes.
“But with the tyres, you have to stay humble and start from scratch every weekend. Just because we’ve made progress in tyre management in the last two or three races doesn’t mean we’ll be in a good starting position in Canada.”
Lewis Hamilton will not like Fred Vasseur’s pessimistic view for the Canadian Grand Prix
Hamilton will not like Vasseur offering a pessimistic view about Ferrari’s chances of starting on the front foot at the Canadian GP. The Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve is another of the 40-year-old’s playgrounds, having also won the Canadian GP a joint-record seven times in his career.
Like at the Spanish GP, only Michael Schumacher has ever won the Canadian GP as often as Hamilton. The Ferrari legend also scored six pole positions in Montreal, including four with the Scuderia. Hamilton has registered six of his record-setting 104 poles in Canada, as well.
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But Hamilton has not registered a pole in Montreal since the 2017 Canadian GP and has not won the race since 2019. Ferrari also last won the Canadian GP with Sebastian Vettel back in 2018. And Hamilton might not even think his first podium for Ferrari will be on offer in 2025.
The Briton is quickly falling into a desperate need to reach a rostrum for the pride of Italy, as well. Hamilton has a suspicion that not everyone at Ferrari backs him anymore, having seen a number of the Scuderia’s team go from celebrating his arrival into being merciless accusers.
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