F1 LIVE | The SF-25 is 'not easy to drive' and Bottas drives a Mercedes again

Updated: 08:24, 13 May 2025

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Yesterday's top two stories

A former Ferrari race engineer, Rob Smedley, noted on the F1 Nations podcast that Lewis Hamilton is struggling with the SF-25. He suggested that this was incompatible with Hamilton's driving style and that Hamilton is 'unhappy' with his performance.

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Bottas had the opportunity to operate a Formula 1 vehicle during a THC (Testing of Historic Car) event. The car he drove was a W11 from the 2020 Formula 1 season at the Paul Ricard Circuit.

The W11 has been known as one of the more powerful cars in Formula 1's history due to the amount of wins (13) and pole positions (15) Mercedes achieved with it.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	171
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	131
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	125
4	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	80
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	79
6	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	79
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	73
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	42
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	41
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	30
11	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	16
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

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