Former Ferrari Components 1 crew principal Maurizio Arrivabene believes that there might be an indication that Lewis Hamilton’s relationship with the Maranello outfit might be “over”.
The seven-time champion joined Ferrari forward of the 2025 season and struggled to adapt to the brand new squad. In July, the Briton revealed that he had despatched a number of paperwork to the crew following the British Grand Prix in a push to assist convey the crew ahead.
“I held a number of conferences. So I’ve referred to as on a number of a number of conferences with the heads of the crew, so I’ve sat with John, Benedetto, and Fred [Vasseur] in a number of conferences,” he stated on the time.
“I’ve sat with the pinnacle of our automobile growth, with Loic [Serra], additionally the heads of various departments speaking about engine for subsequent yr, speaking about entrance suspension for subsequent yr, speaking about rear suspension for subsequent yr, issues that you really want, points that I’ve with this automobile.
“I’ve despatched paperwork, so I’ve completed by way of the yr. After the primary few races, I did a full doc for the crew. Then throughout this break, I had one other two paperwork that I despatched in, so then I are available and wish to deal with these.”
Arrivabene mentioned Hamilton’s paperwork, drawing a comparability with four-time champion Sebastian Vettel’s time on the squad between 2015 and 2020.
Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari
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“Sebastian Vettel additionally despatched such dossiers. He wrote, spoke and shared all the things,” Arrivabene, who served as crew chief at Ferrari from 2014 to 2019, advised Sky Sports activities Italy.
Arrivabene added that Vettel’s paperwork have been “virtually ineffective”.
“I don’t wish to say something unhealthy about Sebastian, however everybody ought to thoughts their very own enterprise. When a driver begins enjoying engineer, that’s it. Then it’s actually over.
“Drivers spend two or three days within the simulator and get a normal impression, however the satan is within the particulars. When the automobile is on the monitor, the driving force should present related suggestions in order that the engineers could make focused enhancements – particularly when there’s potential.”
Ferrari’s head of monitor engineering, Matteo Togninalli, not too long ago claimed that Hamilton’s relationship with Ferrari is way much less strained than it seems.
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