Method 1 boss Toto Wolff says he has “little question” that his former driver will recapture his “stellar” previous type whereas racing for his new squad.
Hamilton moved to Ferrari for this season after 12 years at Mercedes, with an excellent pole-to-flag dash win in China punctuating a way more tough begin to the season. Hamilton has been adrift in comparison with team-mate on most race weekends.
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After a very tough Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Hamilton appeared bereft of concepts over how you can gel with Ferrari’s 2025 automotive, admitting there was “not one second” he was comfy in his new machine. In distinction, Leclerc took a podium – Ferrari’s first of the yr.
Now, Hamilton’s former staff principal is backing the Brit to show his type round after acclimatising to his new atmosphere, pointing to the China weekend as proof that the seven-time world champion’s magic continues to be current.
Toto Wolff, Mercedes
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“I believe we have seen that magic within the [Shanghai] dash race. He was fully dominating that race,” Wolff stated on the Miami Grand Prix. “And it is not like you might have the magic in a single race after which immediately you lose your magic within the following one. I very a lot imagine that that it’s nonetheless there.
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“If he aligns all of his efficiency contributors, if he feels being in the correct house, the automotive to his gentle liking, he shall be stellar. I’ve little question about that.”
However Wolff additionally stated he was not greatly surprised by Hamilton having to take his time to get adjusted to his new atmosphere, one thing which was echoed by , the motive force the 40-year-old Briton changed on the Scuderia.
“I am additionally not stunned that it has these street bumps,” the Austrian added. “He is been with us 12 years. The way in which of working, he is being put in a Ferrari the place his team-mate has been for an extended, very long time, and his team-mate clearly is likely one of the excellent ones.
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“If I look from the skin – and talking to him – I believe it is a trajectory that any new driver must undergo in a high staff.”
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