Lewis Hamilton endured his hardest weekend of the season up to now in Hungary and the seven-time world champion was in a very glum temper after the race
Ferarri boss Frederic Vasseur has opened up on Lewis Hamilton’s mind-set following the star’s most difficult weekend of the marketing campaign up to now on the Hungarian Grand Prix. The enduring British driver was knocked out throughout Q2 on Saturday and could not advance from his P12 beginning place throughout Sunday’s race.
Following qualifying, Hamilton delivered a worrying interview, urging Ferrari to “change driver” if they want for a greater consequence and described his single-lap shows as “completely ineffective”.
Hamilton’s Ferarri dream is shortly souring and Vasseur has now issued a six-word assertion on his driver, claiming: “Truthfully, he is pissed off, however not demotivated.” Hamilton’s spirits remained low on Sunday as effectively, delivering a string of dejected interviews after coming exterior the points-scoring positions.
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In distinction, the Briton’s teammate, Charles Leclerc, claimed his maiden pole place of the 12 months and secured a P4 outcome, simply lacking out on a podium end after battling McLaren for victory in the course of the opening portion of the race.
Understandably, the environment throughout the Ferrari storage was sombre following the Hungarian GP and Vasseur was questioned concerning the remarks from his star driver after the race.
“I need not inspire him,” he mentioned, earlier than admitting Hamilton is smiply pissed off. He added: “Yeah, he is demanding.”
Persevering with, the 57-year-old mentioned: “However I believe it is also why he is seven-times world champion. He is demanding with the staff, with the automotive, with the engineers, with the mechanics, with myself as effectively.
“I can completely perceive the state of affairs. Typically you make feedback on what the motive force is saying [in] the automotive, however in case you put the microphone on another sportsmen in soccer and so forth, I am undecided that it might be significantly better.
“Typically, simply after the race or simply after qualifying, you might be very upset, and the primary response is harsh. I can perceive the frustration, however we’re all pissed off. Typically, in case you ask me, if I say [what I want] I’ll go to the stewards.”
Hamilton’s depressing weekend signifies that he now trails Leclerc by 42 factors within the standings reviews the Categorical. Worse nonetheless, that is the longest run with no podium within the 40-year-old’s glittering profession.
These outcomes, mixed with a podium for George Russell, imply that Mercedes have closed the hole to Ferrari within the Constructors’ Championship to only 24 factors.
The Stevenage-born driver wasn’t the one former champion to battle on Sunday. Max Verstappen’s faint Drivers’ Championship title hopes have been extinguished in dramatic vogue as he crossed the road down in ninth, whereas Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri sealed the highest two positions.
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