staff principal has urged onlookers to “cease” overreacting to ’s efficiency after an underwhelming first two months on the Scuderia.
Hamilton joined Ferrari and 6 world titles at , however has struggled to carry out up to now this yr with simply two top-five finishes within the first seven rounds of 2025.
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Final day trip in Imola, in his for Ferrari, Hamilton spot of twelfth to complete fourth – his but for Ferrari.
But Vasseur has defended the 40-year-old Brit and his shows, insisting everybody must “keep calm” as Ferrari attempt for extra efficiency of their SF-25 automotive, beginning in Monaco this weekend.
“I feel now we have to cease with this,” Vasseur stated in Imola, when requested whether or not Hamilton’s adaptation to the staff depends upon his efficiency.
“Each single driver is engaged on himself, working with the staff, making an attempt to develop one thing, making an attempt to do a greater job.
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“And it’s not that the Saturday night he’s not nicely ready, not in good situation with the automotive, and Sunday he’s a magician and every part is ideal.
“We simply have to remain calm. For positive, we have to enhance the communication, the understanding of the method and the instruments and the software program and every part.
“However actually he did an excellent job in China, he did an excellent job at present, step-by-step we will likely be there.”
Hamilton at the moment lies sixth within the , 93 factors off chief Oscar Piastri.
Fred Vasseur has defended Lewis Hamilton’s begin at Ferrari (Getty Photos)
The seven-time world champion acknowledged that qualifying on Saturday is the largest concern for the staff in the mean time.
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“We have now simply acquired to unlock the potential in qualifying,” Hamilton stated forward of the Monaco Grand Prix, the place qualifying will likely be very important given the difficulties of overtaking on the tight, twisty road circuit.
“If we had certified higher, we might have been preventing for a podium. I’ve acquired some concepts that I’m going to try to apply subsequent week [in Monaco]. Individuals been somewhat bit reluctant to do it, as a result of we’ve had a lot of different issues to give attention to, however I’m hoping subsequent week we are able to discover one thing to unlock some extra efficiency.
“Our automotive is usually good at excessive velocity, OK in medium, and never as robust as others in low. Clearly, the following race [in Monaco] is all low, so we’ll see how we get on.”
Ferrari are at the moment fourth within the , a whopping 165 factors behind leaders McLaren however simply 17 factors off third-placed Crimson Bull.
