Lewis Hamilton has been tipped to make a shock exit from Ferrari despite being just five races into his two-year deal with the Italian team.
Former F1 driver Jaime Alguersuari believes the seven-time world champion will quit the Scuderia.
Hamilton is yet to secure a podium finish this season amid a difficult start with his new team.
Alguersuari, who drove for Toro Rosso between 2009 and 2011, made the bold prediction during an appearance on the After Lap Podcast.
Lewis Hamilton has been tipped to make a shock exit from Ferrari despite being just five races into his two-year deal with the Italian team
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The Spaniard suggested Hamilton's time at the top of Formula 1 may have passed.
"I have the feeling that Hamilton, he's going to leave," Alguersuari told the podcast.
"I don't know why I'm taking a risk by saying this. But I have the feeling that he's like, his time has passed, that he's already won a lot."
The former driver suggested Hamilton joined Ferrari primarily to "try and see what happens in 2026."
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Former F1 star Jaime Alguersuari thinks Lewis Hamilton is currently past his best
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Hamilton's frustration was evident after finishing seventh at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix last week.
The British driver admitted he did "not have an answer" to his current struggles.
And he claimed there were "zero" positives from the race, describing it as "horrible" and "not enjoyable."
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Alguersuari's assessment of Ferrari was particularly damning, suggesting Hamilton's move was ill-advised if he hopes to move ahead of Michael Schumacher with eight F1 titles.
"Ferrari is not a winning team. A team is a team that wins races, but it is not a winning team," the Spaniard stated.
He pointed to Ferrari's lengthy drought without championship success.
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"They have not won since 2008," he continued.
"They may have a competitive car, they may have a competitive team, but they don't have a winning team. There is a difference."
Ferrari last claimed a constructors' title 17 years ago.
This context adds weight to Alguersuari's prediction that Hamilton might cut short his Ferrari adventure.
Lewis Hamilton has failed to hit the ground running at Ferrari
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Hamilton's own comments after the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix suggest he shares a similarly bleak outlook on his Ferrari future.
"At the moment, there's no fix," the seven-time world champion admitted.
"This is how it's going to be for the rest of the year. It's just going to be painful."
