Ferrari “not fearful in any respect” over Hamilton’s not quick anymore remarks

Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur has stated he has zero considerations about Lewis Hamilton’s velocity, regardless of the tough finish to the System 1 season he’s having with Mercedes.

Hamilton has struggled to extract as a lot tempo out of the W15 automotive persistently this yr as his team-mate George Russell.

The seven-time champion additionally had a torrid time on the Qatar Grand Prix as he got here dwelling twelfth after a bounce begin, a puncture and a drive-through penalty for dashing within the pitlane.

Hamilton accepts that issues should not working, for causes that he can not clarify, as he admitted that the efficiency is solely not there for the time being.

On Friday in Qatar, he raised eyebrows when he stated: “I am undoubtedly not quick anymore.”

However whereas issues should not clicking with Mercedes proper now, his future employer Ferrari doesn’t see something to be alarmed about.

And its group boss Vasseur, who has recognized Hamilton for years, believes performances like his cost from tenth on the grid to complete second in Las Vegas spotlight simply how good he stays.

Requested if he was fearful about Hamilton’s remarks, Vasseur stated: “Under no circumstances. Take a look on the 50 laps that he did in Vegas.

“Beginning P10, ending on the gearbox of Russell, I am not fearful in any respect.”

Mercedes send-off

Hamilton is heading into his closing race weekend with Mercedes in Abu Dhabi, which is certain to be an emotional send-off.

And whereas outcomes could also be onerous to get for the time being, group boss Toto Wolff says that the present challenges is not going to cloud the recollections of the success their title-winning partnership produced since they got here collectively in 2013.

Talking about coping with the circumstances of this season, understanding Hamilton was leaving, Wolff stated: “To be trustworthy, I believe we have all of us collectively, Lewis and the group, we have completed an excellent job of that.

“When he took the choice firstly of the season to go, we knew it was going to be a bumpy yr forward, and it is very regular.

“He is aware of he’s going to go some other place. We all know our future lies with Kimi [Antonelli] after which to undergo the ups and downs, and nonetheless preserve it collectively between us, I believe that’s one thing we’ve achieved.

“Now you see these very dangerous races. Clearly, he wears his coronary heart on the sleeve. You specific your feelings and that is completely allowed. It is okay.

“However nothing goes to remove 12 unimaginable years with eight constructors’ and 6 drivers’ championships. And that’s what can be within the reminiscence.

“After subsequent Sunday, we’ll look again at this nice time frame quite than a season of races that have been significantly dangerous. We’ll stick with the nice recollections.”