Ex-pilot: Hamilton will be slow in Ferrari

According to Lucas Di Grassi, Lewis Hamilton is already past his peak, so if he were in Ferrari's position, he wouldn't have signed the seven-time world champion.

In a certain area, Lewis Hamilton suffered tremendously in 2024, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is experiencing the low point of his career. This is reflected in his qualifying performances, where he was badly beaten by George Russell this year. Lucas di Grassi, who once raced for the Renault F1 team and later won a championship in Formula E, believes this clearly shows that time has passed for Hamilton; he is expensive and slow, and someone else should have gotten that Ferrari seat.

"If I were in Ferrari's position, I would never have signed Lewis Hamilton. He is expensive, already slow, and absolutely past his prime. Instead, I would have given the opportunity to someone who could truly reach the top with the Scuderia.
His insufficient pace is still compensated by his vast experience, good strategy, excellent teamwork, and his ability to help develop the team and the setups, and to understand their car better.

But after a year like this, when Ferrari has proven that they can develop on their own, I really don't believe they need that. In the short term, Hamilton is good marketing, but if they truly want to win a championship, he is no longer their man.” - di Grassi harshly criticized the seven-time world champion.