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JA on F1 Podcast: Is Lewis Hamilton’s malaise set to last the whole season?

Lewis Hamilton has been struggling at Ferrari since the beginning of the 2025 F1 season, which is the main topic in this week's JA on F1 podcast

Edited:

The first triple header of the season is done, some tired faces have headed back from the Gulf for a short Easter break before attacking the standalone Miami GP next week, then another triple header: Imola, Monaco and Spain.

We get into why Max Verstappen is heaping praise on Oscar Piastri, despite their Turn 1 incident, Piastri’s many father figures, Williams’ best start for a decade. And with Lewis Hamilton describing his Jeddah race as “horrible” and doubting his fortunes will change this year, we look in depth at what’s going on at Ferrari in the company of Motorsport.com editor-in-chief Ben Hunt and our top F1 writer from Italy, Roberto Chinchero.

Listen to this week's podcast HERE.

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Don’t miss the chance to compete against our expert writers on Motorsport.com’s hugely popular F1 Fantasy League.

Join our new Race Center Live watchalong on Motorsport.com at the upcoming Miami GP where Matt and Tommy from P1 will be joining the feed. Check out the Saudi GP edition here.

Send your comments or questions to: @jamesallenonf1 on X/Twitter or jamesallenonf1@autosport.com.

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Prince Khalid Bin Sultan Al Abdullah Al-Faisal, Chairman of SAMF with Mohammed ben Sulayem, FIA President

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Nico Hulkenberg, Sauber, Jack Doohan, Alpine

2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix - Sunday
Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari, Lando Norris, McLaren

2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix - Sunday
Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin Racing, Isack Hadjar, Racing Bulls Team, Alexander Albon, Williams

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Charles Leclerc, Ferrari

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Oscar Piastri, McLaren

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Oscar Piastri, McLaren

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George Russell, Mercedes

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