Ferrari’s System 1 workforce boss Fred Vasseur has responded to Lewis Hamilton’s excessive pessimism following the Las Vegas Grand Prix, saying all people should “settle down”.
The seven-time world champion crossed the road in tenth on Saturday night time after beginning on the again row following a disastrous qualifying, during which he did not set a lap on the finish of a moist Q1.
Though Hamilton due to this fact gained 9 locations within the race, he was visibly upset afterwards, claiming to have taken “zero” positives from the weekend amid the “worst season ever”.
It has actually been a disappointing debut marketing campaign at Ferrari for him, because the 40-year-old is sixth within the 2025 standings, but to attain a grand prix podium and 74 factors behind team-mate Charles Leclerc.
Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari
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The Vegas end result was made worse by the truth that Hamilton was optimistic following Thursday apply, having proven promising tempo just for his laborious work to be undone in qualifying.
That’s why Vasseur thinks the state of affairs isn’t as unhealthy because it appears, talking earlier than McLaren’s double disqualification moved Hamilton as much as eighth and Leclerc from sixth to fourth.
“I can perceive the response from Lewis simply after the race however we simply must settle down, to debate and to be targeted on the following two, as a result of the following two we might be again,” mentioned Vasseur with Qatar and Abu Dhabi being the remaining rounds.
“Take note additionally that Lewis was there in FP1 and in FP2 the tempo was good and we have now to construct up the weekend like this, and for positive to begin from P20 [P19 thanks to Yuki Tsunoda’s pitlane start] just isn’t one of the simplest ways to have good outcomes.”
Vasseur additionally thinks the state of affairs was escalated by the truth that drivers should nearly instantaneously head to their media interviews following a monitor session – which means Hamilton didn’t have an opportunity to settle down.
“TV pen 5 minutes after the race when you may have a troublesome race, it’s extremely harsh for them,” the 57-year-old added.
Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari
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“I can completely perceive the adrenaline, the emotion and to have a remark a bit harsh at this stage of the weekend.
“I might say that it is not regular… I do not know if ‘regular’ is the appropriate phrase however I want to have drivers being very open on the finish of the race once we did not do the right job when the automotive was not good, to say ‘okay I am pissed off’ than somebody going to the TV pen saying ‘you already know guys the workforce is ideal, the automotive is nice blah blah blah’.
“On this case you’d be upset however you possibly can’t blame them in any circumstances, and I believe it is fairly regular as people typically on the radio or simply after the session to be a bit, not upset, however to be a bit on the emotion.
“Now an important just isn’t what they are saying within the TV pen, it is what they do on the Monday morning with the workforce to attempt to do higher and to attempt to push the workforce to do higher – that is extra the job of the drivers than [interviews in] the TV pen.”
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