From the moment Lewis Hamilton strode through the gates at Ferrari’s historic Maranello campus outside Modena, Italy, he became the star of his own Italian opera. The hero, the greatest driver Formula One has ever known,

Lewis Hamilton's start to F1 life at Ferrari has so far not returned the results he expected. A look at the numbers explains why

While it is now widely accepted that Hamilton hasn’t found the ‘feeling’ he needs since F1 brought back ground-effects in 2022, there has never been a period in the current rule cycle where he has faced such a startling gap to his teammate.