Those remarks opened the door to speculation over Hamilton’s future, a doorway former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone was more than happy to walk through. Speaking with The Daily Mail, Ecclestone made the case that Hamilton is “tired,” and that “he should stop now.”

Seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton could be tempted to make a switch away from Ferrari already after a disappointing first half of the year in red. When Hamilton announced in 2024 that he would be leaving Mercedes to pursue championship success with the Scuderia,

Lewis Hamilton has been told that "age has definitely caught up with him" amid his Ferrari struggles. Lewis Hamilton needs to “reset” but and faces a tough decision about whether he should retire from F1, according to a former grand prix driver.