Former Method 1 driver Ralf Schumacher has delivered a scathing evaluation of Ferrari’s efficiency on the Hungarian Grand Prix, taking intention on the Maranello outfit’s technique.
The weekend on the Hungaroring proved irritating for Ferrari. After displaying sturdy tempo in free apply, Hamilton initially certified second, narrowly lacking out on pole place to McLaren’s Lando Norris.
However a three-place grid penalty for impeding Oscar Piastri resulted in a drop to fifth place on the beginning grid. Hamilton’s team-mate Charles Leclerc was promoted to P2 consequently.
Whereas Hamilton hoped he may flip issues round throughout the grand prix, his race featured additional challenges.
Within the late phases of the race, the seven-time champion was preventing with Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli for third. He was known as into the pits beneath the digital security automobile and got here out in third, solely to present the place again to keep away from a penalty as a result of Antonelli was simply forward as Hamilton exited the pitlane.
The 41-year-old was then hit with a five-second penalty for rushing within the pitlane after the stewards discovered he was 0.1km/h over the restrict.
Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari
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Talking on the Sky Sports activities Germany post-race debrief, Schumacher didn’t maintain again when requested to guage Ferrari’s weekend on the Hungaroring.
“Nicely, it is truly a significant disappointment, as a result of on Friday they had been half a second quicker than the remainder of the world, and so they one way or the other failed to keep up that or construct on it,” the previous driver mentioned.
“Everybody else handed them left and proper. On prime of that, as soon as once more—with no crystal ball, with a crystal ball, no matter Fred Vasseur mentioned—they introduced Lewis in on the incorrect time, dropping place on monitor once more.
“A little bit of a disgrace, however I believe you may be studying about that tomorrow in Italy.”
Hamilton crossed the road in fourth however was labeled fifth after the penalty was utilized.
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