As Lewis Hamilton finished his first campaign ever in Formula 1 in 19 years without a single grand prix podium, Charles Leclerc says he knows firsthand how “tricky” the SF-25 was to drive.

It was bordering between putting the car “in the wall” or progressing in qualifying.

‘Wall or progress’, Charles Leclerc lays bare Ferrari’s troubles

Hamilton’s 19th season in Formula 1 has arguably been his most challenging yet, as the 40-year-old has had to contend with the expectations of being a Ferrari driver, the pursuit of an eighth World title, and the world’s spotlight bearing down on his shoulders.

It’s led to some snappy comments towards his race engineer Riccardo Adami, several downbeat interviews with Sky’s Rachel Brookes, and an overall sense that this is not the dream.

So much so that

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