Lewis Hamilton has lost what won him seven F1 titles after what Guenther Steiner saw at the Dutch Grand Prix

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Lewis Hamilton’s first season as a Ferrari driver took another blow in the 2025 Dutch Grand Prix, as the seven-time champion crashed out of just sixth place at Zandvoort.

The 40-year-old’s race came to an early end on Lap 23 of 72 on Sunday when he found the outside wall at Hugenholtzbocht. Hamilton tried to control a snap from the rear of his SF-25 after getting on the damp painted advertisement, but it put him off-line and into the barrier.

Hamilton was helpless to avoid clipping the edge of the barrier due to the limited run-off at Turn 3, which snapped his front-right suspension and front wing. It marks the first time that the Briton has retired from a Grand Prix as a Ferrari driver after 15 rounds of the 2025 term.

Ferrari have also now seen Hamilton fail to score points in back-to-back rounds after his P12 finish in the Hungarian Grand Prix prior to the summer break. Additionally, it marks his third point-less Grand Prix after Hamilton was disqualified from his P6 in the Chinese GP in March.

Guenther Steiner hints Lewis Hamilton has lost his ability to make the fewest ‘mistakes’

Hamilton’s Dutch GP-ending crash also sparked a serious concern for Guenther Steiner, who wonders if the 105-time Grand Prix winner has lost his ability to make the fewest “mistakes”. He feels it was a vital part of the Briton’s skill set that yielded his vast success in Formula 1.

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Steiner also questions whether Hamilton’s crash was in part caused by feeling the pressure from Charles Leclerc, who has “always outperformed” the Stevenage-born star. Leclerc has outscored (151-109), outfinished (11-2) and outqualified (11-4) Hamilton so far this season.

“Normally, Lewis is known to make the least mistakes,” Steiner told GPblog. “That is how he won so many championships. He was so consistent. I don’t know, is it the pressure [that led to his crash in the Dutch GP]? Whatever it is, it was a weird mistake, in my opinion.

“It was very weird how it happened. I don’t know what happened, but I think the pressure can get to all of us, even to Lewis Hamilton. There is pressure now at Ferrari, because he’s always outperformed by Charles.”

Lewis Hamilton picked up an Italian Grand Prix grid penalty with another mistake at Zandvoort

Hamilton was not entirely certain about why he crashed out of the Dutch GP when the 104-time polesitter reflected on his race-ending incident after the Grand Prix last Sunday. It even laid the foundations for Ferrari’s misery at Zandvoort, as Leclerc also crashed out on Lap 52.

To add to Ferrari’s woes at the Dutch GP, Hamilton will serve a five-place grid penalty in the Italian Grand Prix as he failed to slow for the double-waved yellow flags prior to the race at Zandvoort. Hamilton was penalised as he attacked the pit entry with personnel on the grid.

It was out of character for Hamilton to pick up an avoidable penalty for Ferrari’s home race at Monza, before also crashing out of the Dutch GP at Zandvoort. As Steiner says, much of the Briton’s success in F1 came through his almost bulletproof ability to avoid making mistakes.