Bernie Ecclestone has urged Lewis Hamilton to retire from Formula One amid his torrid start to life at Ferrari. Seven-time world champion Hamilton, 40, has failed to secure a podium in his first 14 races for the Scuderia and was despondent last weekend, after qualifying and finishing 12th in Hungary.

Lewis Hamilton ’s signing with Ferrari has been labelled a huge mistake after his horror show first half of the 2025 F1 season. The seven-time world champion could not have signed off for the summer break under worse circumstances, after a disappointing weekend at the Hungarian GP.

Hamilton raced to 12th position—the worst result of his Ferrari career—after starting from the same place on a weekend in which teammate Charles Leclerc claimed pole position and led swathes of the race until a mysterious and undiagnosed issue slowed his car.