Lewis Hamilton is going through a delicate period in Formula 1. The seven -time world champion struggles to find his marks at Ferrari, a legendary team he joined during the last off -season during the transfer of the century.
The 40-year-old Briton, who holds records in the number of victories (105), podiums (202) and pole positions (104) in his discipline, also expressed his disarray during the last meeting before the summer break. This weekend, on the sidelines of the Hungarian Grand Prix, the Scuderia pilot estimated to be “Absolutely useless” For his new colors.
“He should stop now”
Mentally reached, the former jewel of McLaren and Mercedes, only 12th in Budapest, added that its Italian leaders “should probably change their pilot”. An opinion that … shares Bernie Ecclestone.
“He would betray himself if he continued: he should stop now,” insisted in the columns of “Daily Mail” the one who directed Formula 1 between 1977 and 2017. “If I were his manager, I would negotiate directly with Ferrari and I would say: ‘If you find someone to replace Lewis, he will retire.'”
The 94 -year -old former leader, also said that his compatriot seemed “tired”. “He does what he has always done for ages. He needs a break, a new start, to do something completely different. He may not believe it, but he will quickly get used to doing something other than motorsport when he is retired. I think he should have taken this earlier. ”
Sixth in the pilot ranking in the world championship, “King Lewis” fails to compete with his teammate Charles Leclerc, despite his victory in China during the Sprint race. The Monegasque, at Ferrari since 2019, marked 42 additional points at the end of the first 14 races of the season. Can the trend be reversed during the second part of the exercise?
Three -year contract
Not necessarily, according to Bernie Ecclestone. “Because there is no longer any reason to take risks, recalled the one nicknamed” Mister E “in the environment. He won seven world champion titles. It is more than enough. “
Whoever co-sends the record for the number of world crowns with the German Michael Schumacher would however have a contract binding it to the Scuderia until 2027. Will it honor it to the end, to the chagrin of its detractors? The world of Formula 1 retains its breath.
