Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur says he is “not worried” about Lewis Hamilton’s struggles in his final season with Mercedes.
Hamilton officially joins Ferrari in the new year after a season in which George Russell comprehensively outperformed the seven-time champion in qualifying.
Russell finished 22 points ahead of Hamilton in the championship as each Mercedes driver won two grands prix.
Vasseur admitted Hamilton had had “tough moments” in qualifying but added that he was “never, never, never worried about the situation”.
The Frenchman pointed to Hamilton’s “very good races” in Las Vegas and Abu Dhabi at the end of the season and said he believed that the difficulty of handling his final season a Mercedes had an impact on his performances. Hamilton signed for Ferrari in January, more than a month before the 2024 season started. Vasseur said: “I am really convinced, and I don’t want to blame Lewis or Mercedes, that this situation is not easy to manage and I can understand if it is not going well you can suffer in this relationship.
(BBC Sports)
