Lewis Hamilton admits “relief” to discover the number of the Ferrari car “massively” has embarrassed its Spanish GP performance | F1 News
Lewis Hamilton admitted that it was “relief” to discover after his poor performance at the Spanish Grand Prix that he had “massively” hampered by a technical problem with his Ferrari.
Hamilton started from the fifth on the grid in Barcelona and went fourth in the first round, but then read badly for the rhythm while he was taking the checkered flag in sixth, having received the order to let the teammate Charles Leclerc who finished third.
The seven times world champion reduced a discouraged silhouette during his interviews after the race, because he suggested that the lack of rhythm was due to his driving rather than the car, but the director of the Ferrari team, Frederic Vasseur, said later that Hamilton had been touched by a problem with his SF-25.
Speaking Thursday before the Canadian Grand Prix this weekend, Hamilton explained the situation because he also seemed to criticize Ferrari to prevent him and Leclerc, to openly discuss problems with the car.
Hamilton said: “Unfortunately, the team does not really want us to talk about it, but we both had problems that hindered us massively in half the race.
“I didn’t know if we had this problem, but I said on the radio that it was the worst feeling that the car ever had. And it was really.
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Hamilton shared short answers after a “very bad day” at the Spanish Grand Prix, who saw the Ferrari driver finish sixth
“At the end of the race, I said to myself:” I have never experienced something so bad during such a prolonged period through a race “.
“It was only after the television interviews when I returned to the engineers that I discovered that there was a problem, so it was a bit of a relief to hear this because it was certainly not so terrible after.”
Hamilton “not in desperate need” of a good weekend
Hamilton endured an extremely disappointing start of his first campaign with Ferrari, not having scored a podium of the Grand Prix in his first nine races in red, with his great success to date being a Sprint victory in the second round of the season in China.
Although the SF-25 undoubtedly played below expectations for a team that has entered the season with championship aspirations, Hamilton had trouble compared to Leclerc, which claimed three podiums.
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Despite this, the Briton insisted that he was not in the “desperate need” of a solid result this weekend, in a circuit where seven victories won, including his first in Formula 1.
Hamilton said: “I don’t think I’m looking for. Of course, a good weekend would always be a good thing. But I don’t feel like I am in desperate need of one.
“I think it looks much worse outside than it is probably inside. Even the simple fact of coming from engineering now, how they installed the car from any other year that I have been here is completely different.
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“Having discussions with engineers to change things, there is a certain way that they like to work and I say:” Take a second that does not make sense, that’s what I have done for 18 years here “. And that worked in many of them.
“Obtaining these things in a coherent way, working with the team and ensuring that you are working in a constructively to make changes to the car has a real sweet spot a lot, and we are trying to make it work on all tracks, with which everyone has to fight. I hope this weekend can be strong.”
Canadian Sky Sports F1 schedule
Friday June 13
4 p.m.: F1 Academy Practice One
6 p.m.: Canadian GP practice (session starts at 6.30 p.m.)
8 p.m.: F1 show
9 p.m.: Press conference of team directors
9:30 p.m.: Canadian GP practice (the session starts at 10 p.m.)
11:25 p.m.: F1 Academy Qualify
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A look at some of the most dramatic moments in the Canada Grand Prix
Saturday June 14
2:10 p.m.: F1 Academy Race One
5:15 p.m.: Practice of Canadian GP three (the session starts at 5.30 p.m.)
7:30 p.m.: F1 Academy Race Two
8:30 p.m.: Canadian GP qualification accumulation
9 p.m.: Canadian GP qualification
11 p.m.: TED’s qualification book
Sunday June 15
3:50 p.m.: F1 Academy Race three
5.30 p.m.: Grand Prix Sunday: Canadian GP Build-Up *
7 p.m.: The Canadian Grand Prix *
9 p.m.: Damy flag: GP Canadian reaction
10 p.m.: Ted’s notebook
* Also on the main event of Sky Sports
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