Overview
- Hamilton qualified slowest on pure pace for the first time in his F1 career in a wet Las Vegas Q1, with replays showing he could have started a final lap after misreading the timing line.
- He recovered from the back of the grid to finish 10th on track and was later promoted to eighth after both McLarens were disqualified, yet he said the result offered "zero" consolation.
- The Ferrari driver cited an inability to generate tyre temperature, heavy understeer and a likely glazed front brake in qualifying, and he struggled on the medium tyre during the race after early contact with Alex Albon.
- Hamilton said his form is undermining Ferrari's push for second in the constructors', declaring "with my performance, we're done" as the team sits fourth with sizable deficits to Mercedes and Red Bull.
- The seven-time champion remains without a grand prix podium in 2025 and trails teammate Charles Leclerc by about 73 points, following recent public criticism from Ferrari chairman John Elkann.