{"id":95705,"date":"2025-08-25T22:43:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T22:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/95705\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T22:43:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T22:43:06","slug":"lewis-hamilton-issues-73-word-statement-as-double-life-uncovered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/95705\/","title":{"rendered":"Lewis Hamilton issues 73-word statement as &#8216;double life&#8217; uncovered"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Monday\u2019s fast-paced F1 news includes a 73-word statement by Lewis Hamilton as a former Ferrari driver accuses him of living a \u201cdouble life\u201d in F1 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s charge through the day\u2019s main F1 headlines at breakneck speed\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Lewis Hamilton vows to \u2018keep going even when it\u2019s difficult\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Lewis Hamilton has vowed to \u201ckeep going even when it\u2019s difficult\u201d ahead of the resumption of the F1 2025 season at this weekend\u2019s Dutch Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<p>The seven-time World Champion has failed to score a podium so far in his first season with Ferrari, with Hamilton struggling to adapt following his high-profile move from Mercedes.<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton briefly raised doubts over his participation in the rest of the F1 2025 campaign in Hungary earlier this month, quipping that he would \u201chopefully\u201d be back after the summer break.<\/p>\n<p>Read more:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetf1.com\/news\/lewis-hamilton-statement-dutch-grand-prix\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lewis Hamilton releases new statement ahead of Dutch Grand Prix<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Former Ferrari driver: Lewis Hamilton living \u2018double life\u2019 in F1 2025<\/p>\n<p>Lewis Hamilton is \u201cliving a sort of double life\u201d with his performance level no longer matching the status of a seven-time F1 World Champion.<\/p>\n<p>That is the opinion of former Ferrari driver Ivan Capelli, who says Hamilton has lost \u201cthe smile he had in his eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite being the most statistically successful driver in F1 history, Hamilton has been restricted to just two wins \u2013 both of which came in 2024 \u2013 over the last three-and-a-half seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Read more:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetf1.com\/news\/lewis-hamilton-ferrari-answer-double-life\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lewis Hamilton \u2018can\u2019t find an answer\u2019 with \u2018double life\u2019 under scrutiny<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jacques Villeneuve: Max Verstappen \u2018carried\u2019 Red Bull before \u2018it went haywire\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Sky F1 pundit and 1997 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve has claimed that Red Bull Racing should be crediting Max Verstappen with its recent championship domination.<\/p>\n<p>And he believes Verstappen \u201ccarried\u201d the team to success before \u201cit all went haywire a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After four consecutive titles since 2021, Verstappen appears set to be dethroned in 2025. He currently trails championship leader Oscar Piastri by 97 points.<\/p>\n<p>Read more:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetf1.com\/news\/max-verstappen-red-bull-jacques-villeneuve-haywire\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Max Verstappen \u2018carried\u2019 Red Bull as Villeneuve delivers \u2018haywire\u2019 verdict<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ferrari planning Niki Lauda tribute at Italian Grand Prix?<\/p>\n<p>Ferrari is reportedly planning a \u2018double tribute\u2019 at next month\u2019s Italian Grand Prix at Monza to mark 50 years since Niki Lauda\u2019s maiden World Championship triumph.<\/p>\n<p>And it could see the team adopt a retro livery in a nod to the iconic 312T car with which Lauda sealed the title at Ferrari\u2019s home race.<\/p>\n<p>Lauda memorably secured the first of three titles by finishing third at Monza in 1975 as Ferrari team-mate Clay Regazzoni took victory.<\/p>\n<p>Read more:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetf1.com\/news\/ferrari-italian-grand-prix-2025-livery-lewis-hamilton-niki-lauda\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ferrari plans for Italian Grand Prix emerge after cryptic social media post \u2013 report<\/a><\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s your bold prediction for the rest of F1 2025?<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the resumption of the F1 2025 season, a select group of our writers have put together some bold predictions for the final 10 races.<\/p>\n<p>Who will come out on top in the all-McLaren battle between Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris?<\/p>\n<p>Is there one last twist to come in the driver market? And will Lewis Hamilton finally crack the code at Ferrari?<\/p>\n<p>Read more:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetf1.com\/features\/lewis-hamilton-ferrari-engineer-swap-george-russell-to-red-bull-f1-2025-predictions\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bold predictions as F1 2025 resumes: Hamilton engineer swap, Russell to Red Bull, Colapinto out<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Monday\u2019s fast-paced F1 news includes a 73-word statement by Lewis Hamilton as a former Ferrari driver accuses him&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":95706,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[573],"tags":[64,63,817,826,813,816,818,13207,823,825,44,918,85],"class_list":["post-95705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-formula-1","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-f1","tag-ferrari","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-home-page","tag-jacques-villeneuve","tag-lewis-hamilton","tag-max-verstappen","tag-news","tag-red-bull","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95705","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95705"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95705\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95706"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}