Lewis Hamilton has essentially written off his first season with Ferrari as Italian media have criticised his ‘weak’ excuses, following another disappointing race for the team at the Canadian Grand Prix.

Hamilton was only able to finish a distant sixth in Canada following damage sustained to his SF-25 that left him unable to match the pace of the front runners.

His team-mate Charles Leclerc, meanwhile, could only manage one position better in fifth.

The result meant the team were leapfrogged by Mercedes in the constructors’ championship, and after reports in Italian media suggested last week that team principal Fred Vasseur could soon be out of a job, with the biggest Italian publications now once again critical of the Scuderia and Hamilton.

Sky Italia boldly displayed a video of Hamilton’s post-race interview with Sky Sports F1 on their website, where the seven-time champion seemed to suggest that the Scuderia were writing off 2025.

 Meanwhile, Gazzetta pointed out how Vasseur’s post-race comments were in complete contrast to Hamilton’s perception of the team’s future performance, suggesting that team boss and driver were potentially not sharing the same vision.

While Vasseur said in the build-up to the Canadian GP that the reaction from the media was making it harder for Ferrari to compete for championships, Corriere della Sera also couldn’t resist putting the boot in.

Hamilton’s damage was caused by him running over a groundhog during the race, something which Sky Sports F1 commentators revealed was making him lose ’20 points’ of downforce.

The seven-time champion is currently sat in sixth in the drivers’ championship, and has still not managed to score a podium for his new team, despite Leclerc claiming three in 2025.

Sky Italia focused on this point while giving Hamilton a five out of 10 in their race ratings, whilst Leclerc was only awarded a six, with the Scuderia’s questionable strategy once again hampering the Monegasque star’s chances at extracting the potential from the weekend.

In theory, Hamilton should have been ahead of his team-mate given that Leclerc only recorded 15 minutes of practice on Friday in Montreal, with the 40-year-old’s improved qualifying run labelled a ‘broken promise’ by Corriere della Sera.