Ferrari He left Melbourne with expectations directly proportional to the poor spoils of points they obtained. The car was difficult to drive to Leclercwhich ended eighth, and especially for a Hamilton whose result, tenth, did not respond to the media focus that brought together. The Italian team barely added five points.
Hamilton’s is the second worst debut of a pilot with Ferrari so far from the 21st century, only surpassed by the Luca Badoerseventeenth in the European GP 2009. “Sometimes it is good to feel out of my comfort zone, but today I did not feel like that, but quite the opposite,” the English pilot acknowledged after finishing the race.
Hamilton’s doubts about him SF25 They germinated from Friday’s training, but accentuated on Sunday in the race, when the asphalt was wet. «I have suffered many setbacks, with braking and rear stability. The balance of the car was very, very complicated, ”said the heptacampeón, which he suffered during his debut.
His track engineer proof of this. The tension reigned in the conversations That he maintained with the English pilot, discontent with the indications he received about meteorology. The majority of teams ordered their pilots to change tires when the race faced their last stretch and the rain threatened to make an appearance.
Hamilton saying everything on the radio when they have told him in what position he was
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It was not so in Ferrari, who risked and decided to keep English on the track. «They said I was going to rain only one lap, which was going to be a very short rain, so I kept calm on the track and got the lead when everyone came to change tires. I endured as much as I could. The information was not adequateso I think we lost the opportunity. It has been a shame, ”he said.
Communication problems were reproduced when, tired after too many laps behind Albonfailed to attack the pilot Williams. “Please, open the DRS after changing your march,” said his engineer to Hamilton, who responded sharply. «Leave me, please. Let me do it, ”he said.
The English pilot ended tenth, picked up a single point in his debut with Ferrari. «It was much worse than I thought. The car was very, very difficult to drive today. I thank you to have prevented you from ending against the wall Because he wanted to go towards most of the time, ”concluded a frustrated Hamilton and with bad sensations in its premiere as a Scuderia pilot.
