Charles Leclerc remains Formula 1’s most tragic hero. Every lap reminds you of his brilliance; every weekend reminds you of Ferrari’s failures. He should be in the thick of the title fight, but instead he’s wrestling a car that refuses to match his talent. Watching Leclerc in 2025 feels like déjà vu—another season of flawless drives undone by machinery that simply isn’t good enough. At some point, it stops being bad luck and becomes a prison sentence.
On the other side of the Ferrari garage, Lewis Hamilton’s move was supposed to be a blockbuster. Instead, it’s turned into something closer to a ghost story. No podiums, no rhythm, only flashes of the old magic buried under frustration. Hamilton himself has admitted he feels “useless” in this car, and while the words sting, the evidence backs him up. This Ferrari doesn’t suit him, and 2025 already looks like another year written off.
The strange part is that both drivers are at crossroads, but in very different ways. Leclerc needs a car worthy of his talent—if not at Ferrari, then elsewhere. Hamilton needs to prove that this move wasn’t the last roll of the dice. If the 2026 regulations don’t give him a second wind, the seven-time champion might decide that Formula 1 no longer has anything left to offer him.
For now, Ferrari are left carrying two of the sport’s biggest names and wasting both. Leclerc keeps breaking hearts with his wasted brilliance. Hamilton might break the spell entirely and walk away. Either way, it’s hard not to feel that the Scuderia are losing something precious—one mistake, one slow season at a time.
