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[Saba Sports News] Guenther Steiner, former team principal of Haas F1 Team, made shocking remarks in an interview, stating that Lewis Hamilton is facing the most severe psychological crisis in his career. The F1 legend known for his sharp tongue pointed out that Hamilton’s continuous decline at Ferrari is no longer a technical issue but rather a “vicious cycle of confidence collapse,” which may lead him to retire early due to mental breakdown. Data shows that Hamilton was 0.53 seconds slower than Charles Leclerc in qualifying laps at the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix, with a staggering 45% error rate in Q3. This systemic failure is crumbling the psychological barriers of this all-time great driver. More worrying still, Ferrari’s technical team privately admits that the custom steering system designed for Hamilton actually makes SF-25 harder to drive. Internal reports indicate that his steering input frequency is 80% higher than Leclerc’s, yet his corner exit speed is 12 km/h slower. This paradox of “the more effort, the worse it gets” is pushing the 40-year-old driver to the brink of collapse. Rumors circulating within the paddock are even more startling: Hamilton has been working alone at Maranello factory for three consecutive weeks without cracking the car’s mysteries. His agent has even secretly approached Mercedes, discussing the possibility of “returning in 2026.”