{"id":105387,"date":"2025-08-29T12:47:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T12:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/105387\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T12:47:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T12:47:08","slug":"ex-f1-champion-slams-no-chemistry-between-lewis-hamilton-and-ferrari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/105387\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-F1 Champion Slams &#8216;No Chemistry&#8217; Between Lewis Hamilton And Ferrari"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"4y\">It\u2019s safe to say the Lewis Hamilton\u2013Ferrari collaboration hasn\u2019t gone according to plan.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"51\">The seven-time Formula 1 champion joined the Maranello squad on a two-year deal starting in 2025, but early results indicate Hamilton is struggling to adapt.<\/p>\n<p>Jacques Villeneuve assesses the Hamilton and Ferrari situation<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/01k3twf9204cdwczja1y.jpg\" alt=\"Jacques Villeneuve\" title=\"Jacques Villeneuve\" width=\"4923\" height=\"2769\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"5d\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Feb 16, 2022; Daytona, FL, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Jacques Villeneuve (27) during qualifying for the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Mike Dinovo-Imagn Images | Mike Dinovo-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5h\">Hamilton\u2019s 2025 highlight so far is a victory in the Chinese Sprint Race, but he\u2019s being comprehensively outperformed by Charles Leclerc in the head-to-head.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5k\">1997 Formula 1 champion Jacques Villeneuve has questioned the dynamic of the Hamilton\u2013Ferrari partnership so far in 2025, even suggesting that Hamilton could enter the 2026 regulation changes on the back foot.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5n\">&#8220;They&#8217;re not getting what they signed,&#8221; Villeneuve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/f1\/video\/30998\/13420459\/dutch-gp-can-lewis-hamilton-turn-around-his-fortunes-after-struggling-at-ferrari\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">said bluntly on Sky Sports F1<\/a>. &#8220;So there will be some frustration in there from both camps &#8211; from the team, from Lewis &#8211; because he&#8217;s not getting the car he was wanting. He doesn&#8217;t feel the team is behind him. The team doesn&#8217;t feel Lewis is with them.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5q\">&#8220;It&#8217;s not gelling, and you can hear it when he&#8217;s communicating with the engineer on race day. There&#8217;s no chemistry &#8211; none at all,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;It&#8217;s as if they&#8217;re on a different planet and they don&#8217;t even communicate with each other, but the same is true with Leclerc and his engineer.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5t\">MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/onsi\/f1\/news\/f1-2025-dutch-grand-prix-betting-odds-and-prediction\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">F1 2025 Dutch Grand Prix Betting Odds And Prediction<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5w\">&#8220;There&#8217;s something really odd happening in the team that is not progressing in the right direction, and when you hear Lewis&#8217;s interviews, he doesn&#8217;t seem excited. He doesn&#8217;t seem to believe what he says. It&#8217;s as if he doesn&#8217;t want to go to work. It&#8217;s really, really strange.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5z\">&#8220;Now, 2026 is coming, he knows that will be a new season, this year is done. He&#8217;s focusing on 2026, but for that you need to make sure that it will be your car, it will be your team.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"62\">&#8220;But if there&#8217;s no chemistry, what&#8217;s the point?&#8221; Villeneuve asked. &#8220;The chemistry happens &#8211; even in a tough season. That&#8217;s when you really build it. It&#8217;s when the going is tough; when things are easy, you don&#8217;t need to build chemistry &#8211; it&#8217;s easy.<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton&#8217;s past reflections at Hungary<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/01k3twd8mxahp9pnffc0.jpg\" alt=\"Lewis Hamilto\" title=\"Lewis Hamilto\" width=\"4000\" height=\"2250\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"6e\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jun 15, 2025; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton (44) during the F1 Canadian Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve. Mandatory Credit: David Kirouac-Imagn Images | David Kirouac-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6i\">In a brutally honest moment ahead of the summer break, Hamilton described himself as &#8220;useless&#8221; and said Ferrari &#8220;probably needs to change driver&#8221; ahead of 2026.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6l\">This assessment from the sport&#8217;s most successful driver shows something isn&#8217;t clicking, providing a worrying sight for what could come in future races.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-16\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6o\">While things may look bleak, it\u2019s hard to overlook the fact that despite an inferior head-to-head record against his teammate, Hamilton trails Leclerc by just 42 points.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-17\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6r\">Leclerc has five Grand Prix podiums, while Hamilton has none. However, Hamilton\u2019s consistent points finishes suggest he\u2019s not doing as badly as he implies.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-18\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6u\">The Latest F1 News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s safe to say the Lewis Hamilton\u2013Ferrari collaboration hasn\u2019t gone according to plan. 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