Charles Leclerc believes Lewis Hamilton’s unbelievable monitor document in F1 makes it tough to offer recommendation to his Ferrari team-mate.
Hamilton is F1’s most profitable driver, with seven world titles and over 100 race wins.
Nonetheless, regardless of his extraordinary success, Hamilton has struggled to adapt to life at Ferrari.
The 40-year-old is but to attain a podium in his first season with the staff.
The Las Vegas Grand Prix was one other weak weekend for Hamilton, who certified twentieth.
He recovered to complete tenth, however two McLaren disqualifications left him eighth, nevertheless it was nonetheless a memorable season.
Hamilton has underperformed, however Ferrari’s SF-25 challenger has additionally fallen properly wanting expectations.
Even in Leclerc’s palms, he has solely achieved seven podiums up to now this yr.
Leclerc has not come near successful a Grand Prix and is coming into his second winless season in three years.
When requested about Hamilton’s struggles in Qatar and whether or not he might supply recommendation to the seven-time world champion, Leclerc defined why he could not.
“My job is clearly to benefit from what I can management. I am already specializing in quite a lot of issues for myself and the staff to verify my driving matches the automotive in the very best manner,” Leclerc defined.
“It is clearly tough to spend time additionally advising Lewis, who has achieved greater than I ever have. There’s nothing I can advise him, nevertheless it’s actually a protracted course of.”
Hamilton wants time
Leclerc joined Ferrari in 2019 and has been lively as Ferrari’s lead driver for a few years.
On the FIA press convention earlier than the race, Hamilton made it clear that he was not wanting ahead to subsequent season but.
Leclerc admitted that Hamilton will want extra time to totally adapt to Ferrari.
“Each time I be part of a brand new staff…I do not even bear in mind what it is like to affix a brand new staff,” he defined.
“I have been at Ferrari for eight years, so I understand how Ferrari works and every part feels very pure. However for Lewis, even after a yr, it is nonetheless like new issues. The method is totally completely different. It nonetheless takes a while to get used to every part: the best way he has the imaginative and prescient, the staff, the best way he works.”
