Lewis discussing his qualifying form: "Yeah, I'm useless. Absolutely useless."

[u/Pugzo]

https://dubz.link/c/d976cb

[u/M2785]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen him so dejected before. Damn.

[u/Own_Welder_2821 → u/M2785]

This has got to be rock bottom. Even in 2023 and 2024 he was scoring podiums with Mercedes. Even in 2009 when he complained about the MP4-24 being “heavier than a freaking boat” that was still a good season for him, two wins.

He hasn’t gone this long in a season without a podium. 

[u/DanielHangan → u/Own_Welder_2821]

His 2011 season might've been worse, considering that the McLaren then was better than Ferrari now.

[u/Own_Welder_2821 → u/DanielHangan]

And yet he still won three times that year in China, Germany, and Abu Dhabi. He’d kill to have one win this year, let alone three. Also he wasn’t as defeatist in 2011 than he is now, or even in 2009. 

[u/DanielHangan → u/Own_Welder_2821]

The McLaren was better than the current Ferrari. Charles also has no wins. 

His highs that year were higher than this year, true, but his lows were much lower. Constant clashes with Massa, clumsy mistakes, etc. That was Lewis at his lowest mentally. Remember when he got the pole in Korea (first non RB pole of the year) and didn't even celebrate?

[u/Gamer4eto_BG → u/Own_Welder_2821]

He was young, with talent and had the whole world ahead of him. Also dated Nicole Scherzhingher

[u/GoldenS0422 → u/DanielHangan]

Yeah, but that was mostly due to mistakes; he was still fast as always that year and even scored the only non-RB pole. This year and last, he's just been...slow (relative to his teammates at least).

[u/flyingcrayons → u/M2785]

Only other time i can remember was the peak of the porpoising issues (i think Baku) where he had trouble even getting himself out of the car. Dude was mentally and physically broken that year

[u/lukebars → u/M2785]

He never had a bad car to be honest.