Lewis Hamilton is enjoying catch-up at Ferrari, he has been warned.
Hamilton debuted final month along with his new workforce in a non-public take a look at at Fiorano and has since pushed in Barcelona too, his first tastes of Ferrari’s F1 automotive.
He didn’t take part within the postseason Abu Dhabi take a look at the place Carlos Sainz was among the many drivers to debut for his or her new 2025 groups.
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“Lewis is much behind when it comes to his preparation as a result of he missed the postseason take a look at in Abu Dhabi, the place Sainz drove for Williams,” Connor McDonagh informed the Crash F1 podcast.
“So this mileage, though it isn’t so much, is so essential to rise up to hurry, to study the steering wheel, and to construct relationships.
“He’s statistically the GOAT however he wants observe time.
“Each second with the workforce will make a distinction as a result of he’s behind Sainz and Esteban Ocon, who’ve already pushed for his or her new groups.”
Lewis Hamilton informed ‘it is Charles’ workforce’
Lewis Larkam mentioned: “I bear in mind when he switched from McLaren to Mercedes, it took him some time to rise up to hurry.
“It took him half a season to repeatedly be on tempo with Nico Rosberg, and half a season to win his first race with Mercedes.
“We shouldn’t underestimate the bedding in course of.
“It’s successfully Charles’ workforce, he is aware of the interior workings. He’s comfy now, and is aware of what to anticipate. Hamilton is enjoying catch up.”
Hamilton’s new teammate Charles Leclerc is coming into his seventh F1 season as a Ferrari driver.
Final season he completed third within the drivers’ championship, and racked up three grand prix wins.
Leclerc can be notably fast over one lap – an space the place Hamilton has struggled over the previous two seasons.
Their link-up is arguably the most effective driver pairing in F1 2025 and will energy Ferrari within the constructors’ championship. Final 12 months, they overtook Pink Bull to complete behind solely McLaren.
Nonetheless, Sainz received two grands prix final 12 months so Hamilton has some huge sneakers to fill and should first turn out to be adjusted to his new automotive.
