Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc competed against two Ferrari e-sports drivers in a recent video for the team’s YouTube channel. Each driver set a hot lap around the Red Bull Ring, home of the Austrian Grand Prix, on the F1 25 video game. Hamilton, an avid player as a child, became an ambassador for the EA Sports product last year. Perhaps it was no surprise that he comfortably outpaced teammate Leclerc, setting a 1:06.468 compared to the Monegasque’s 1:07.583. Lewis Hamilton beats Ferrari e-sports drivers in F1 25 challenge But Ferrari e-sports competitors John Evans and Bari Broumand were surprised to discover that they couldn’t match Hamilton’s time. The video doesn’t show their exact times, but they were both a fraction slower than the seven-time champion, likely within a couple of tenths based on their reactions. Evans, who used to represent Aston Martin, competed in the F1 Sim Racing world championship in 2022 and 2023/24 and is currently Ferrari’s third driver. What rating would you give Lewis Hamilton for the 2026 season so far, from 1-10? Broumand has worn Mercedes and McLaren colours in the past and finished fourth in the F1 e-sports series in 2022. One comment from Broumand suggested that they weren’t using their own setups, which can make a significant difference to lap times. Hamilton suggested that a high 1:04 would be possible if he perfected his lap. Sure enough, that would put him near the top of the global time trial leaderboards for Austria. - READ MORE: Emerson Fittipaldi says ‘nobody’ is talking about the real reason for Lewis Hamilton’s 2026 rebound F1 invited drivers to race in a virtual championship in 2020 while racing was suspended due to the pandemic, and it was George Russell, then of Williams, who prevailed. Hamilton didn’t take part in