Seven-time Components 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has been again within the headlines after lacking out on a podium place in Miami
Lewis Hamilton is degree with reigning world champion Lando Norris within the Components 1 drivers‘ championship standings after a sixth-place end on the Miami Grand Prix. The seven-time world champion is hungry for enchancment as he and his Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc purpose to shut the hole on front-runner Kimi Antonelli.
Norris and McLaren colleague Oscar Piastri joined Antonelli on the rostrum because the F1 season resumed following the cancellation of grands prix in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. Hamilton clinched his first top-three end as a Ferrari driver in March however has completed sixth in every of his final two outings.
The 41-year-old was left pissed off after his Miami struggles, with Ferrari’s F1 simulator coming underneath the highlight. Within the fallout from the race, he has additionally referred to as for an investigation which might assist the Italian group make up floor.
Hamilton and the remainder of the sector have greater than a fortnight earlier than they return to motion in Canada. Right here, Mirror Sport takes a more in-depth have a look at the most recent headlines from the game.
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Hamilton’s simulator question
Hamilton shared reservations about Ferrari’s F1 simulator after a weekend to overlook in Miami. He certified in sixth, three locations behind Charles Leclerc in his group’s different automobile, although he completed two locations increased after the Monegasque was handed a 20-second penalty.
Hamilton hasn’t been afraid to talk his thoughts(Picture: Bradley Collyer/PA Wire)
„I do not like simulators usually, however I am on the simulator each week within the build-up to this race and dealing on correlation continuously,“ Hamilton mentioned. „You go on it, you put together for the monitor, you drive it and also you get the automobile set-up to a sure place – and you then come to the monitor and that set-up would not work.“
The Brit hinted he would attempt a unique method going ahead. He added: „I am not going to go on the simulator between now and the following race.
„I am going to nonetheless go and maintain conferences on the manufacturing unit and stuff – however I am simply going to again away from it for just a little bit and see. After we went to China I had the perfect weekend with out the sim.“
Ferrari investigation on the playing cards?
The 41-year-old has additionally referred to as for his Ferrari group to analyze whether or not there’s nonetheless room for enchancment this season after rivals discovered one other degree in Miami. The entrance wing was one space the place the previous world champion paid explicit consideration to what different groups have been doing.
The Ferrari star did not have the perfect of weekends(Picture: Getty)
„Mercedes, McLaren and Crimson Bull are doing one thing totally different with the entrance wing to us. So we have to look into that to see whether or not or not there’s one thing we are able to enhance on,“ Hamilton mentioned.
„Simply have a look at everybody else’s wing and have a look at ours, you will see it seems to be totally different. I do not know if that is essentially the entire thing, however I ponder what that is doing, as a result of others appear to have it they usually improved.“
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