Carlos Sainz at Williams and Lewis Hamilton at Ferrari, same fight? The Spanish pilot, who arrived this winter in the British stable this winter, found the shape in Saudi Arabia after a difficult start to the season. Several factors, depending on the ex-scuderia, can explain this more difficult learning and consequently a longer adaptation. Whether it is for him or the six -time world champion.
Starting with the fact that they are both faced with teammates present for several years in their current teams. Namely Alex Albon and Charles Leclerc. Without forgetting the settings and characteristics specific to each stable which must be mastered to get the most out of the car.
Sainz: “When you join a new team, you know it will take time »
“I am absolutely not surprised. I expected it, because in this sport, there is no secret ”assured Carlos Sainz, about Hamilton’s difficulties, faced with journalists upstream of the Miami Grand Prix. « Faced with two team members like Alex and Charles, who are already as much as possible, we can only do better or the same result. You cannot arrive suddenly and be two or three tenths faster. It is impossible, since they are already at the limit of the capabilities of the car ”he still believes.
Visibly talkative on the subject at a press conference, the Spanish pilot was further in his thought. « When you join a new team, you know it will take time. Inevitably, the sooner we get started and the earlier we reach this level, the better “he says. « But for some pilots, it can take more or less time. Lewis made an incredible weekend in China. Now he seems to have a little more trouble. »»
-“I really make efforts to adapt, that’s for sure”
In addition, questioned about Sainz’s words, the main interested party confirmed some. “There are elements of truth in there … but each situation is different”says Lewis Hamilton. In any case, the Briton admits that adaptation at Ferrari was longer than expected. It also reminds him of his previous experience at Mercedes.
“There are a lot, so many different things. There is not one in particular. When I went to Mercedes, even there, my first six months were difficult. I had to acclimatize, get used to working with new people. »» The six -time world champion tries to develop his own piloting style.
“We must try to drive both instinctively and consciously. I really make efforts to adapt, that’s for sure ”, concludes Hamilton.
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