Lewis Hamilton reveals Ferrari regret: ‘I should have gone with my gut’

Lewis Hamilton revealed that he was talked out of his preferred tyre choice at the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix, admitting he told his Ferrari team the track was not ready for slick dry-weather tyres at the start. The wrong strategy decision saw him drop as low as 18th place, over a minute behind race leader Max Verstappen, before a timely safety car helped him recover. Hamilton ultimately finished third, an impressive comeback that made the error more frustrating given the car's apparent race-winning potential.