MONTREAL - Ferrari blamed a groundhog strike for wrecking Lewis Hamilton's Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday, with the seven times Formula One world champion saying he was devastated to have killed the animal.

Lewis Hamilton joked that driving his Ferrari Formula One car is like dancing with "someone that has no rhythm".

Lewis Hamilton opened up on his future with Ferrari amid challenges and revealed his preference for team boss Fred Vasseur.

Lewis Hamilton said he adapted his driving style with a Ferrari car “definitely not suited” for the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Hamilton was able to drive the SF-25 to P5 on the grid for the Canadian Grand Prix – a race he has won a record-equalling seven times – though claimed the Ferrari challenger is “like someone that can’t dance” with “no rhythm”.

McLaren 's dominance was tossed to one side on Saturday as George Russell grabbed pole for Mercedes at the Canadian Grand Prix. He will be joined on the front row by Red Bull 's Max Verstappen two weeks after their controversial on-track collision in Spain.

The Ferrari F1 driver feels a minor breakthrough helped him to fifth on the grid for the Canadian GP, and is targeting a podium charge

Lewis Hamilton says he is “challenging” and “constantly battling” Ferrari’s engineers, getting them to try things with the set-up of the SF-25 as he waits for an upgrade package. Swapping silver for red after 12 seasons as a Mercedes driver,