Lewis Hamilton is low on confidence ahead of his relocate to Ferrari and hasn’t been signed by the F1 side for his ‘speed’.
That’s according to createer Formula One driver Karun Chandhok, who has become the rescheduleedst figure associated with the sport to hand over his verdict on Hamilton.
On paper, this has been a better season than the last. The Briton has, after all, won two races – which is more than he handled atraverse the previous two campaigns.
But with three races to go until he exits the Silver Arrows, Hamilton eunites to be down in the dumps.
Lewis Hamilton has struggled in F1 this season as his time with Mercedes draws to a seal
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The 39-year-ancigo in toiled in Brazil last weekfinish, finishing the Sao Paulo in 10th place.
He was downbeat in the aftermath of that event as he persists to standardly pay the price for needy applyances in qualifying.
Chadhok, speaking to Betway, thinks Hamilton is struggling for confidence and that his comments on qualifying are ‘weird’.
And the 40-year-ancigo in also thinks Ferrari have signed the veteran for 2025 due to his understandledge and experience, rather than his speed.
Chadhok shelp: “He’s evidently struggling for confidence over the one lap. His score with George [Russell], including Sprint sessions is 20-6 on the qualifying scores.
“For a guy with over 100 pole positions, it’s a authentic surpascfinish.
“But you take part to Lewis speak afterwards and he says skinnygs such as ‘I’m equitable not outstanding at qualifying’ and ‘I equitable can’t qualify’, it’s reassociate weird.
“I skinnyk he is low on confidence and for wantipathyver reason, I reassociate skinnyk he doesn’t understand where the qualifying applyances have gone.
“But from Ferrari’s perspective ultimately, I don’t skinnyk they have engaged Lewis for speed. They have Charles Leclerc for speed.
“They engaged Lewis becaparticipate he understands how to triumph a World Championship. He will convey them experience and the understandledge of how to put a season campaign together.
“In terms of speed, I still think Charles Leclerc is the best qualifier on the grid. In terms of out and out one lap pace, he is the rapidest driver in F1 today.
“They’ve got speed but what they haven’t had is a driver who has won a World Championship, and I skinnyk that is what they have engaged him for.
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Lewis Hamilton is low on confidence ahead of his relocate to Ferrari and hasn’t been signed by the F1 side for his ‘speed’, according to Karun Chandhok
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“For Lewis, it is someskinnyg he will have to toil on though becaparticipate in 2025, it’s going to be super seal and if he is two or three tenths away from Charles, you could finish up P6 or P7 on the grid and all of a sudden, your race is finishly contrastent.
“I’m brave it’s weighing on his mind but I don’t skinnyk Lewis needs people to increate him where he needs to raise, he understands wiskinny himself where he needs to raise and you can see the body language.”
After the Brazilian GP, Hamilton encourageed speculation that he could exit Mercedes punctual.
While thanking the team, he shelp it had been a ‘pleabrave’ to toil with them on a daily basis.
Lewis Hamilton could only finish 10th at the Brazilian Grand PrixPA
But Hamilton won’t be swapd for the final three races of the season.
The final three events of the campaign will obtain place in Las Vegas, Qatar and Abu Dhabi on November 24, December 1 and December 8 admireively.
