Ferrari staff principal Fred Vasseur says he has no issues over Lewis Hamilton’s current struggles forward of his transfer to the Scuderia in 2025.
Hamilton will exchange Carlos Sainz subsequent season, but it surely has been an inconsistent yr for the seven-time world champion. Wins in Silverstone and Belgium have been adopted extra lately by powerful outings in Brazil and Qatar – the latter prompting him to say “I’m positively not quick anymore” – however Vasseur insists he has no issues.
“Under no circumstances,” Vasseur stated. “Take a look on the 50 laps that he did in Vegas. Beginning P10, ending on the gearbox of [George] Russell, I’m not fearful in any respect.”
Of extra rapid focus for Ferrari is the constructors’ championship struggle in opposition to McLaren.
“We’re nonetheless scoring extra factors than McLaren,” Vasseur stated. “We’re nonetheless alive for the championship. Charles isn’t distant now from Norris for the motive force’s [championship]. General, it’s a superb consequence. Now, I would favor to be 20 factors forward versus 20 factors behind. However I feel on paper that the subsequent one might be a bit higher for us.
“I would favor to have 20 factors within the pocket. It’s not a matter of strain. It’s a matter (of needing) to do a superb job and to be fast. First we now have to be targeted on ourselves. We have been in a position to do one-two on some weekends in the course of the season, [and we’ll] strive to do that. Nevertheless it’s true that even should you do a one-two, that they’ll [still] be champion, and that’s that.
“However first, a very powerful is to be targeted on ourselves, to not begin to consider what the others are doing, as a result of then you might be lose somewhat bit (of) the tempo of the weekend. A minimum of this weekend [in Qatar], the method was superb, as a result of because of the mixture of the championship, we stayed targeted on our automotive, on our technique, and never considering an excessive amount of about what McLaren or Purple Bull is doing.”
