F1 rival ‘can’t believe’ how Lewis Hamilton has been driving in 2025, his radio messages are damning

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Lewis Hamilton has not had the 2025 season he was expecting at Ferrari. In fact, it has drawn criticism from his fellow drivers – not over the move, but his driving.

The Brit is still without a podium this season, with his Sprint win in China feeling like a distant memory. He has been plagued with ride height issues and Ferrari’s operational errors throughout 2025.

Ferrari have been concerned by Hamilton’s body language, which has been telling all year. He had such high hopes for a fresh start in Maranello after a difficult end to his time at Mercedes, but things have arguably got worse.

The 40-year-old has largely struggled for competitiveness in the SF-25, with the car being difficult to drive and extract the most from. Hamilton has criticised Ferrari in private documents on two occasions, calling for changes across the board within the team.

But Hamilton himself has drawn criticism from fellow drivers for his antics on the track during 2025. One driver in particular has been relentless on the radio about the Ferrari driver’s actions.

Fernando Alonso keeps criticising Lewis Hamilton over the radio in 2025

Fernando Alonso has a long history with Hamilton, spanning from their public fallout as McLaren teammates in 2007. Fast forward 18 years, and the Spaniard is still agitated with his rival even now.

Alonso has criticised Hamilton on countless occasions over his radio in 2025. At Imola, he accused the Ferrari driver of ‘owning the track’ after he was impeded during practice.

Alonso said Hamilton was ‘impossible’ to drive with in Monaco, as he felt he was too slow coming out of the Nouvelle chicane. In Canada, Alonso again criticised Hamilton, this time for coming too far back under the late safety car – race leader George Russell was accused of doing the same.

At the Singapore Grand Prix, Alonso had an explosive rant about Hamilton’s antics at the end of the race. The Brit suffered brake failure on the final lap and cut corners to stay ahead of the Aston Martin driver for P7.

Naturally, he was given a five-second penalty and demoted to eighth. But the Spaniard’s criticisms about his rival did not stop there, as in Mexico, he sarcastically applauded Hamilton after he again impeded him during practice.

Alonso has been damning about Hamilton throughout the season, criticising his driving and his actions towards him on the track. There is still clearly bad blood between the pair, which has lasted throughout their careers.

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What happened between Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton at McLaren in 2007?

The pair have had friction in F1 since Hamilton arrived on the scene at McLaren in 2007. The Woking outfit signed him, then a rookie, alongside Alonso, then the two-time defending champion, to win the title.

Almost immediately, tensions grew as the latter established an advantage within the team, which upset the reigning champion. Alonso’s ex-engineer felt Hamilton caused trouble within the team as the pair publicly feuded during the title battle.

They would ultimately tie on points and lose the championship to Kimi Raikkonen by a single point. It was an ugly season for McLaren as Alonso left for Renault at the end of the year, and it was capped off by their disqualification from the championship for the Spygate scandal.

It has been 18 years since their intense fallout at McLaren, and many would think that such drama has subsided after all this time. But 2025 has shown that that is far from the case.