Lewis Hamilton called his race drive in the 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix “horrible” and views his ongoing struggle to gel with his new Ferrari Formula One car as a “painful” experience. The seven-time world champion finished seventh in the Jeddah race on Sunday,

Hamilton has, in recent years, attracted attention upon arriving in the F1 paddock with his own choice of bold attire, bucking the trend of drivers arriving in team-branded gear. Now, the sport’s only black driver has described how the stale world of mid-2000s F1 reacted to his initial clothing choices.