Ferrari staff principal Fred Vasseur insists he likes how Lewis Hamilton has responded to setbacks early in his time with the Italian staff.
After qualifying ninth for the Bahrain Grand Prix, the seven-time F1 drivers’ champion couldn’t cover his disappointment.
A part of Hamilton’s struggles on the Scuderia are derived from the issue he’s discovering in adapting to a brand new automotive after such a very long time racing for rivals Mercedes.
The Briton has singled out his unfamiliarity with the model of brakes utilized by the Maranello squad and the necessity to use engine braking with the SF-25, which was not required at his former staff.
“You will not substitute 12 years of collaboration in two weeks or two races,” Vasseur instructed the media, together with RacingNews365.
“For positive, we have to enhance, however I believe that is true for everyone within the staff, within the paddock – the DNA of our sport is to attempt to do a greater job.”
The Frenchman maintains that Hamilton’s present mind set is optimistic, as he seeks out enchancment and appears to seek out consolation driving the Ferrari.
“And I believe it is good to have Lewis with this mindset [of], ‘It is okay. I’ve to enhance myself and adapt myself to the automotive.’
“We are going to work on the automotive, to adapt the automotive to Lewis, however he additionally must take a step. And I believe this, between us, is finished in a optimistic manner and a really constructive manner.
“Now, the truth that he was a bit down [after qualifying in Bahrain], I prefer it, as a result of if he’s coming again P10 [P9], and he says, ‘Ah, it is a disgrace’…
“However no, for positive he was disenchanted, as a result of he was a lot better all of the weekend to this point [up to that point].”
Vasseur arms Hamilton reset
The 105-time grand prix winner put collectively a robust show in the course of the grand prix, recovering to fifth place by the chequered flag, one place behind team-mate Charles Leclerc.
Reflecting on why Hamilton needed to work his manner again via after qualifying, Vasseur was fast to focus on how massive an affect a small error or failing to completely execute can have on a weekend in modern F1.
“Now, we all know it occurs like this in F1 immediately – that was not the case three, 4 years in the past – once you had a five-tenths [of a second] between the groups, as a result of for those who do a mistake, you lose one place, one row,” the 56-year-old defined.
“At present, you lose 5 tenths [and] you possibly can lose six or seven positions. Charles was on the primary row, but when he was three or 4 hundredths [of a second] slower, he would have been P6 [on the grid].
“It is all the time relative, you recognize, [so] we have now to remain calm when it comes to judgement of the efficiency, as a result of generally, for nearly nothing, you possibly can change a very good weekend to a really poor one, and vice versa.
“It meant that I appreciated the course of Lewis [after qualifying]. I did my greatest to push him a bit of bit, and [in the race] he was in an excellent form and really robust form. However let’s begin from there subsequent week and hope to do the perfect.”
