Lewis Hamilton is way more upbeat along with his Ferrari workforce regardless of a number of very unfavourable media appearances throughout the 2025 Formulation 1 marketing campaign, claims his boss Fred Vasseur.
The seven-time world champion had arguably his worst season but, failing to attain a podium for the primary time in his F1 profession en path to sixth within the championship and 86 factors behind team-mate Charles Leclerc.
It was not the debut season Hamilton hoped for at Ferrari and being the heart-on-sleeve man that he’s, on a number of events he let the frustration present by means of the media.
From the 32-second interviews on Sky Sports activities to the one phrase replies in his written periods, the 40-year-old clearly didn’t wish to be there however Vasseur believes that’s all only a entrance.
Hamilton is as a substitute very motivational behind the scenes and the workforce boss prefers it that method, as Ferrari searches for its first title for the reason that 2008 constructors’ championship.
“When you find yourself out in Q1, I hope the driving force is mega upset with himself and with the workforce,” stated Vasseur, referring to when Hamilton turned the primary full-time Ferrari driver to undergo three consecutive Q1 exits from Vegas to Abu Dhabi.
“I am unsure that you just, journalist, you favor to have somebody going to the TV pen saying, ‘no, every little thing is regular, blah, blah, blah’ – all the standard bullshit.
Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari
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“I respect completely the place of the drivers once they have this angle. Then crucial for me can be to have somebody collaborating with the workforce.
“It is a lot better to have somebody not talking within the TV pen and coming again to the debriefing, talking with the engineers, looking for options and it is the angle that Lewis had even when he had a troublesome second within the final a part of the season and that is placing a constructive power into the workforce.
“Now, actually, and I’ve precisely the identical state of affairs with all of you, that if you end up leaping on me and I am happening to the pitwall after a troublesome race and you’ve got tonnes of questions, typically I do not wish to spend an excessive amount of time to reply the questions.”
Vasseur was significantly understanding of Hamilton’s place contemplating the massive change that he undertook, having spent 12 record-breaking seasons with Mercedes earlier than Ferrari.
“It was troublesome for Lewis,” added the 57-year-old, whose workforce slipped from second to fourth within the standings after a disappointing 12 months throughout at Ferrari.
“I personally underestimate the step. It is not that we’re doing worse or higher, it is that we’re simply doing in a different way. It is not simply concerning the meals or the climate, it is that each single software program is totally different, each single element is totally different. The folks round him, they have been totally different.”
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