Lewis Hamilton has all the support of his management. The seven -time British Formula 1 world champion, who arrived this year at Ferrari after 14 seasons at Mercedes, displays an “exemplary” state of mind despite disappointing results, the French boss of the Scuderia Frédéric Vasseur told AFP. “”He is aware that he did not do everything well and that we did not do everything well. But his state of mind is exemplary“, Praised the manager on the sidelines of the Miami Grand Prix.
After five in 24 rounds, the 40 -year -old driver only points to seventh place in the world championship ranking with 31 points on the clock, far from the Australian leader Oscar Piastri (McLaren) who already totaled 99. Although he won the Sprint race in China, his only glance of the season, Hamilton has never done better than fifth in great prices.
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“What is good is that we don’t have to push him”
However, English is still in the adaptation phase and you have to be patient believes its boss. “”A small error can be expensive and Lewis is aware of all this. What is good is that we don’t have to push him. This is the first to come and inquire, to want to develop the car, to want to progress“said Vasseur.”He has a very good understanding of what he does, but we do not necessarily have the same tools as the other teams and there is the fact that he discovers people and the environment of the team. He still has to acclimatize. But we’re going to the right direction“He added.
Hamilton rushes Saturday (6:00 p.m. Paris time, GMT+2) from the 7th position of the Miami sprint, just behind Leclerc (6th). But the Briton had conceded more than a second to his French teammate during the first free test session on Friday.
