A former Ferrari driver has made a harsh claim about Lewis Hamilton’s performance slump in 2025 and it’s raising eyebrows across the paddock.

George Russell has offered his perspective on former teammate Lewis Hamilton’s rocky start to life at Ferrari, suggesting the seven-time world champion may be pushing beyond the car’s limits in a bid to return to winning ways.

As a seven-time World Champion, Lewis Hamilton could be pushing himself and Ferrari “over the top” and “beyond the potential,” which may have become “counterproductive.” That is the theory put forward by Hamilton’s former Mercedes team-mate George Russell,