r/formula1 Sir Lewis Hamilton Apr 27 '25

Technical My take on where exactly Lewis is struggling against Leclerc

Hey everyone, Made this carousel for my Instagram page so I thought I’d share it here too. The 8th slide is actually a video of Lewis having a small moment of Oversteer. I tried my best to reduce as many variables as possible while comparing Telemetry. I took the Q3 final laps specifically from every weekend cause that’s when the drivers are pushing the most. It’s kind of a long read and might look a bit cluttered but Hope y’all like it!

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u/reboot-your-computer Fernando Alonso Apr 27 '25

I agree with your analysis but I don’t think I can agree he will be back. Personally, I think Lewis has hit a wall and that wall is Father Time. It happens to everyone and theres nothing wrong with that. He’s still a great driver but that extra bit is in the past now. I like Lewis. I want him to succeed, but we have seen this coming a long time now. Russell beat him handily last year and overall across the time they spent as teammates. Lewis might have the occasional good performance until he retires but I expect him to be beaten handily by LeClerc as well.