Tom Clarkson has argued that some within the Ferrari storage might have been “shocked” by Lewis Hamilton’s feedback forward of the USA Grand Prix.
The seven-time champion mentioned that the remaining races of the 2025 season are “take a look at weekends” to ensure that the Maranello outfit to study and enhance its processes earlier than the regulation change in 2026.
“Yeah. I’m actually trying on the subsequent six races as, in the end, take a look at weekends when it comes to persevering with to study and enhance on our processes,” the British driver informed the media in Austin on the press convention.
“As I mentioned within the final races, there’s been a few gems by the weekend that we didn’t capitalise on. So it’s about taking these good bits and persevering with to take what works and alter what doesn’t. That’s what we’re making an attempt to do transferring ahead – persevering with to construct on the relationships, proceed to construct on communication.
“Everybody again on the manufacturing unit actually deserves an excellent end result, and that’s the only real focus—to get good outcomes, attempt to maximise, squeeze completely each level we will out of our performances on the weekends. And I actually imagine we will do this. So we simply keep centered.”
Clarkson, who hosts the press conferences, claimed that Hamilton’s feedback may have brought on some upset within the Ferrari storage.
“I’ve at all times considered Austin as being a Lewis Hamilton racetrack,” Clarkson defined on the F1 Nation podcast. “He’s gained right here 5 instances, he’s been imperious up to now. I believe he arrived believing he had Charles Leclerc coated – and early within the weekend, that gave the impression to be the case. However maybe now, he’s leaving questioning how Leclerc acquired the higher of him once more.”
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Driver and commentator James Hinchcliffe, who joined Clarkson on the podcast, added: “It’s robust to know, as a result of objectively it was a robust weekend for him. He loves this observe, and there are nonetheless loads of positives to take.
“Charles did an distinctive job, particularly in qualifying below difficult, altering situations with wind and temperature fluctuations. I believe Lewis can nonetheless be pleased with the progress his aspect of the storage is making.”
Clarkson responded, claiming that he did not fairly imagine Hamilton’s feedback.
“He referred to it on Thursday – the concept that the final 5 or 6 races are take a look at classes. I’m unsure I believed him, and I think about the storage might need been shocked by that remark. We’re right here to go racing.”
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