Ralf Schumacher believes Lewis Hamilton’s victory within the China dash race was “no accident”, and that the Ferrari driver can flip his struggles round.
Regardless of successful the Shanghai dash, Hamilton has endured a sluggish begin to life at Ferrari, and has 31 factors from the 5 races to date – together with eight for successful the primary dash of the season.
The Briton expressed a serious fear that his type wouldn’t enhance in 2025 after a seventh-place end in Saudi Arabia as he struggles to adapt to the Ferrari and discover a constant steadiness.
Nonetheless, six-time F1 race winner Schumacher believes Hamilton can dig his approach out of the hunch he’s at present in.
“The expectations are very excessive, and Ferrari desires worth for cash,” Schumacher advised the Sky Sports activities F1 Germany podcast.
“Which means he has to ensure he performs. He most likely will, as a result of China was no accident.
“It is not that he cannot do it. He simply has to seek out the situations and the automobile that fits him, and there are undoubtedly circuits arising that go well with him.
“If he provides up now, it could be very early.
“I can hardly consider that, but when he does, then in fact the crew might be totally targeted on Charles Leclerc, and growing the automobile extra in his path.
“You’ll be able to’t develop two automobiles in a single crew, it does not work. The course is then clear.”