Mar.15 (GMM) Charles Leclerc may “ship Lewis Hamilton into retirement” this 12 months, former F1 driver Ralf Schumacher warns.
Amid all of the pre-season hype of the seven time world champion’s Maranello transfer, 40-year-old Hamilton headed to Melbourne clearly off his teammate’s tempo.
He then certified P8, one place behind Leclerc.
“The Italian media will get very agitated after a sure period of time if Lewis doesn’t carry out effectively sufficient,” Schumacher warned in an interview with f1-insider.com.
“Does he need to put up with that? The chances are due to this fact not small that Leclerc will ship Hamilton into well-deserved retirement.”
Hamilton was additional behind Leclerc within the earlier follow periods in Melbourne – however crew boss Frederic Vasseur stood agency.
“I’ve completely little doubt that Lewis will carry out, and really quickly,” the Frenchman instructed Sky Italia. “Final 12 months, Carlos was P8 or P9 in FP1 after which he gained the race.
“Lewis remains to be constructing a relationship with the crew. It’s not an extended course of, however one we’ve got to undergo. We will’t count on an excessive amount of initially – we’ve got long-term objectives. However I’m very optimistic,” Vasseur added.
Hamilton reported at Albert Park that he was “adapting” his driving model to swimsuit his new crimson automotive, with Vasseur agreeing: “The purpose is to not be on the restrict, however to be taught the mechanisms of the crew.
“I’m not anxious and I’ve little doubt that Hamilton will discover all of his velocity quickly. Once you be a part of a brand new crew, you undergo a transition interval the place you lay the foundations, and that’s what we’ve carried out in these two months.
“It takes time to kind every little thing out.”
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