Lewis Hamilton's debut season with Ferrari has not gone as planned.
Pundits covering the sport have analyzed the legendary driver's 2025 campaign from every angle, but no one can figure out why Hamilton's season has gone off the rails.
In this confusing time, some commentators have opted to rely on F1's past to inform us about its present.
A recent GB News article covered comments from former F1 driver, Johnny Herbert. According to Herbert, Lewis Hamilton's time at Ferrari is similar to Michael Schumacher's failed comeback for Mercedes.
Herbert noted that Schumacher "wasn't the same [driver] as before" after trying to compete after a muli-year layoff.
Hamilton's case is different since isn't coming off a break, but those studying the sport are asking if Lewis' age is getting the best of him.
Could Father Time be catching up?
In a different article, GB News highlighted Karun Chandhok's opinions about Lewis Hamilton's time with Ferrari. The Sky Sports commentator "expressed serious concerns about Hamilton's form" and concluded that "he's not finding the rhythm" during his stints behind the wheel.
Throughout his analysis, Chandhok compared Hamilton's performance to his teammate, Charles Leclerc's. Leclerc is one of F1's best drivers this season and took the lead for Ferrari during the team's campaign at the Spanish Grand Prix. While doing this, Leclerc indirectly highlighted just how "woeful" Hamilton's been for the Italian outfit this year.
After finishing outside the Top 5, Hamilton acknowledged his performance during a brief interview with Sky Sports. Hamilton was so dejected after the Spanish Grand Prix that he assumed Ferrari would blame him for the team's problems instead of the car he was racing in.
While analyzing Hamilton's performance himself, Johnny Herbert questioned if Hamilton still has "the raw pace" he's demonstrated throughout his career.
"I thought, with the pure racing skill Lewis had, he'd be able to drive around any problems with the car," Herbert said while fleshing out his point.
If Herbert is correct, there may not be anything Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari can do. It's clear that the 40-year-old competitor is struggling, but it doesn't seem like anyone has a solution for the 7-time drivers' champion either.
Where will Lewis Hamilton go from here? Will he take things one Top 5 finish at a time, or will Hamilton and Ferrari scrap everything mid season and head back to the drawing board?
As always, time will tell.