Croft insists that 'greatest' Hamilton 'has not lost his racecraft'

The seven-time world champion has had a tough start to his time at Ferrari since making the huge move from Mercedes at the end of the 2024 season.

Since joining the Scuderia, the 40-year-old has only been able to finish inside the top five in two of the first nine races of the season, sitting P6 in the championship with 71 points, 23 behind teammate Charles Leclerc.

At the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Hamilton branded the most recent Spanish Grand Prix as "one of the worst races" of his career, finishing in P6 behind the Sauber of Nico Hulkenberg.

Croft started by talking about that disappointing weekend for the Brit, resulting in him apologising after one of his interviews.

"He was massively down when he was talking after the Grand Prix, and he actually apologised to us for being so down when the cameras stopped rolling," the commentator explained to Sky Sports News.

"Ferrari haven't been too specific as yet with exactly what was wrong. I'm sure once he gets a chance to debrief with the team, that will improve his mood a little bit, and then it's not him," Croft continued.

But despite all these issues for the 40-year-old at Ferrari, there is still the belif from Croft that Hamilton will be able to turn his season around.

"I don't think it is him. You don't stop becoming the greatest racing driver overnight, and I do think Lewis Hamilton is the best Formula 1 driver of all time," explained the Sky Sports commentator.

"You might lose a little bit of sharpness, and in qualifying, that might become more apparent. But you certainly don't lose your racecraft," concluded Croft.