Do it for Roscoe, Lewis – Hamilton mourns dog as grief fuels F1 fight

LEWIS Hamilton has faced countless battles in his career, from wheel-to-wheel duels with the sport’s fiercest competitors to the relentless grind of reinventing himself season after season.

- JEHRAN NAIDOO

But perhaps none cut as deep as the heartbreak of late September 2025, when he said goodbye to Roscoe — his beloved bulldog, constant companion, and loyal presence in the paddock.

As Hamilton’s first season with Ferrari trudges through difficulty, questions arise over whether the grief of losing Roscoe might spark one final push to keep himself at Formula 1’s sharp end. Roscoe's passing was as public as it was painful.

The 12-year-old bulldog was hospi-talised with pneumonia, his condition deteriorating rapidly. At one point, his heart stopped before being resuscitated, and he was placed on life support in a coma.

Hamilton, who withdrew from Pire-lli’s tyre test at Mugello to remain at Roscoe's side, spent four agonising days with him before making the “hardest decision” of his life — to end life support. Roscoe died in Hamilton’s arms on 28 September.