Lewis Hamilton was noticed exhibiting worrying physique language in a snapshot that TV cameras didn’t catch in Hungary.
Hamilton’s declare that he’s ‘ineffective’ and Ferrari might change him on Saturday on the F1 Hungarian Grand Prix has generated concern and debate all through the summer season break.
However one other second, after the grand prix wherein he completed twelfth, has now been raised.
“Everybody desires him again to successful methods however he’s struggling and he was arduous on himself,” Le Mans winner Tom Kristensen informed the F1 Nation podcast.
“His dwelling race at Silverstone didn’t go to plan. Then he goes to a race the place he has eight wins. It should be actually arduous.
“To see Lewis lining up, after the race, when he needed to get weighed, he saved his helmet on. There have been 5 or 6 drivers earlier than him to get weighed.
“He takes it arduous. It’s robust to see.”
F1 drivers get weighed after a grand prix to make sure that they, and the automobile, are above a minimal weight threshold. There are additionally well being causes for weighing F1 drivers are a race.
However Lewis Hamilton’s selection to cover his face by protecting his helmet on is arguably one other signal to fret about amid a dreadful interval in his profession.
Ferrari suspension didn’t assist Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari
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Ferrari launched a brand new ground improve from the F1 Belgian Grand Prix designed to sort out their ride-height points.
However as Hamilton slumped in Hungary qualifying, whereas Charles Leclerc grabbed pole place, he was left needing much more assist.
“Involuntarily, this new suspension is giving extra to Charles and fewer to Lewis. Not by design,” journalist Diego Mejia informed the F1 Nation podcast.
“Lewis has not spoken positively concerning the new suspension.
“It’s the primary time Lewis was not in Q3 right here, other than 2014 when the automobile was on fireplace.
“I don’t suppose he has all of a sudden forgotten easy methods to do issues. However this automobile isn’t suiting his fashion. He isn’t discovering any solutions to get the velocity that Charles is ready to ship.”
Tom Clarkson added: “I’ve by no means heard him discuss himself all the way down to that extent. I don’t know what he’s attempting to attain.”
Mejia replied: “It comes throughout as pure emotion, and frustration at not having solutions.
“When your teammate is on pole, and you’re in Q2 once they have introduced new components for the automobile, what else are you able to say?
“It is going to be a reset subsequent 12 months. Ferrari are trying ahead to the reset. They’ll know, hopefully, why he struggled with this automobile, and they’re going to deliver extra of what’s going to deliver his velocity out.”
Hamilton has had the summer season break to replicate on his drab weekend in Hungary. F1 resumes with the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort.
The F1 2026 laws will quickly arrive which provide a contemporary begin, and hope, to each workforce and driver.
