{"id":805202,"date":"2026-10-17T04:28:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T04:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/805202\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T04:28:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T04:28:13","slug":"bernie-collins-warns-of-growing-trust-issues-between-lewis-hamilton-and-ferrari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/805202\/","title":{"rendered":"Bernie Collins warns of growing trust issues between Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former Formula 1 strategist and Sky Sports pundit Bernie Collins believes Lewis Hamilton<\/a> is suffering from a “lack of trust” in Ferrari’s pitwall following the Singapore Grand Prix.<\/p>\n

Mercedes’\u00a0Kimi Antonelli is closing in on the drivers’ championship title, while Red Bull’s Max Verstappen<\/a> dominated the Singapore Grand Prix weekend. Meanwhile, Hamilton’s race unravelled during a virtual safety car period.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After initially pitting on the 19th lap, Hamilton had the opportunity for a cheaper second stop under the virtual safety car on lap 40 when Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll<\/a> stopped on the track with a clutch issue.<\/p>\n

Despite being called in by Ferrari<\/a> after his team-mate Charles\u00a0Leclerc<\/a>, the seven-time champion decided to stay out on track to try and make the one-stop strategy work.<\/p>\n

By the latter stages of the race, Hamilton was struggling on the older tyres. He ultimately finished sixth.<\/p>\n

Speaking on the Sky Sports F1 Show<\/a>, Collins argued the incident demonstrated Hamilton’s lack of trust in the team.<\/p>\n

“Someone of Lewis’s stature doesn’t forget to do a pitstop. So let’s say it’s a decision to not take the pit entry or the call didn’t come in time or whatever. But that was crucial, I think, to the race at that point,” she explained.<\/p>\n

\"Lewis <\/p>\n

Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari<\/p>\n

Photo by: Simon Galloway \/ LAT Images via Getty Images<\/p>\n

“Now, if we go back a week to Malaysia, we had the same sort of lack of trust for want of another word. They started on a dry tyre. Then the call came to switch to an intermediate tyre. Lewis said, ‘That’s the wrong thing. We need to stick this out now.’<\/p>\n

“He had a discussion with the pitwall, stayed on the tyre that he was on and ultimately that ended up very similar to Leclerc towards the end of the race. However, I do think that shows more globally that Lewis isn’t trusting that Ferrari team. He’s questioning their decisions.”<\/p>\n

Hamilton apologised to the team after the race, confirming it was his call to remain on track.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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