Overview
- Hamilton ended 2025 without a grand prix win, pole, or grand prix podium, with his sole success a sprint victory in Shanghai.
- Leclerc finished 86 points ahead and Hamilton amassed 64.5% of his teammate’s total, reflecting a wide intra-team gap.
- Qualifying finished 19–5 to Leclerc and races 18–3, with average deficits for Hamilton of about 0.235s in qualifying and 0.249s per lap in race pace.
- Compared with Carlos Sainz’s 2024 benchmark, Hamilton’s relative pace and production were weaker, raising questions over whether Ferrari downgraded its on-track line-up.
- The SF-25 slipped from early promise and was effectively abandoned as a title car, while a Bild report—unconfirmed by Ferrari or Hamilton—claims his contract runs through 2027 with an option for 2028.