Hamilton was disqualified after the qualifying session for the 2021 Brazilian sprint race due to an infringement found on the rear wing of his car, stripping him of his P1 starting position and instead forcing him to start from the back of the grid.

Ferrari are lacking pure pace to rivals Mercedes in the opening stages of the F1 2025 season. That is the claim made by seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton, as he assessed how Ferrari compare against the Mercedes team which he left after re-writing records at every turn in order to realise a childhood dream by joining Ferrari.

Hamilton qualified almost a second behind polesitter Oscar Piastri and six tenths behind Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc.