When asked about his 2026 expectations, Hamilton said: “I never expect anything, except for us to just give our best, always.

Hamilton’s comments came after a disastrous Brazil GP, where a lap 37 retirement rounded off a miserable double DNF for Ferrari.

Hamilton’s race was curtailed from the start after he lost places following turn one contact with Carlos Sainz.

Later in the lap he lost his front wing when he misjudged the distance to Franco Colapinto ahead.

This put him to the back of the grid and left him on a futile recovery driver in a car with around 40 points worth of aerodynamic damage according to boss Fred Vasseur.

Despite a promising Sprint pole and victory in just his second outing for the Scuderia in China, he has failed to finish on the podium in a Grand Prix which has earned him an unwanted record.

Brazil was the third time this season that Ferrari have failed to score a single point in a Grand Prix.

With both titles now out of Ferrari's reach in 2025, it has now been 17 years since the Scuderia last won a world title.

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