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Lewis Hamilton has sparked concern over the health of his pet dog, Roscoe. The seven-time world champion posted a picture of Roscoe seemingly under medical supervision in an oxygen chamber and asked his followers to send prayers.
Roscoe has been an integral part of Hamilton's life for over a decade. The Ferrari driver adopted Roscoe back in 2013. Roscoe, who is 12, was diagnosed with pneumonia earlier this year and received a multitude of treatments, including acupuncture.
"It's been a scary few hours, everyone please keep Roscoe in your thoughts and prayers," Hamilton wrote in an Instagram story.
This year hasn't been the best for Hamilton. He has struggled to compete in an unresponsive Ferrari, battling to extract the maximum performance from it. The team has dropped to third in the Constructors' Championship with seven races left.
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Lewis Hamilton feels he can be more aggressive with the Ferrari
The two Ferraris topped the charts during the second free practice session in Baku last week. However, neither could capitalize. Hamilton was disqualified from Q2 and started the race from P12. Meanwhile, Charles Leclerc crashed during the session and started from P10.
Both drivers struggled for most of the race and finished eighth and ninth, respectively.
After the race, Hamilton explained that he could be more aggressive with the SF-25; however, he lacked confidence under braking and had to compromise on speed.
"I think there’s still some improvements to make in terms of how aggressive I can be," he said (via Motorsport). "The car has been quite snappy, so still not 100% confident under braking when I’m attacking on the brakes. In the last race, I was, but in this race, didn’t feel it so much with the setup that we ended up having."
He also explained that Ferrari's overall performance has improved, but it has not helped them challenge their competitors on the track.
"It’s kind of crazy, because we’ve been progressing yet we’ve not had results, really in the last few races. But there’s not like no progress so I think we’re able to do a good weekend and a good result."
Ferrari is not expected to introduce any more major upgrades this season and will instead focus on the 2026 car, which will benefit from the new regulations. The team is in a difficult spot in what could turn out to be one of its weakest seasons in recent history.
