Lewis Hamilton supplied a cryptic message to followers concerning what is happening behind the scenes at Ferrari following an underwhelming first 10 races in pink.
Seven-time F1 world champion Hamilton moved to the Scuderia within the low season after 12 years and 6 world titles at Mercedes.
Nevertheless, the 40-year-old and his new workforce have struggled to compete with the likes of McLaren, Mercedes and Crimson Bull’s Max Verstappen. On Sunday in Canada, whereas Mercedes secured a double podium, Hamilton completed a lowly sixth after his automobile was broken by a groundhog.
Hamilton is but to safe a grand prix podium, together with his greatest end result coming with a dash race victory in China in March. Talking after the race in Montreal, the Briton said that “a variety of modifications” are wanted inside the organisation to carry it again to the highest.
“The mindset for me, I’m like ‘there’s a variety of modifications that have to be made within the system’,” he advised Sky Italia.
“I want I may inform you what’s taking place. There’s quite a bit occurring within the background.
“Yeah, I can’t say an excessive amount of about it. There’s so many issues I want I may inform you that might clarify the issues which have occurred this yr, the issues we had, and what’s occurring inside the organisation.
“However my objective is to attempt to positively affect, attempt to get change so we are able to have long-term success.
“There’s a variety of modifications that we want. For me, it’s that basis constructing. We’re not preventing for a championship.”
Hamilton at present lies sixth within the championship standings, 119 factors behind championship chief Oscar Piastri and 25 factors off teammate Charles Leclerc.
Ferrari are anticipated to carry an improve to the rear suspension of their SF-25 automobile for the British Grand Prix in July, which Hamilton gained final yr.
“After all I’m asking for this stuff [upgrades],” Hamilton added. “I don’t know why we haven’t been bringing upgrades, I feel we have now one hopefully coming quickly.”
Hamilton had, earlier within the week, batted away hypothesis concerning workforce principal Fred Vasseur’s future, in addition to his personal future past this yr.
The following race is the Austrian Grand Prix on 27-29 June.
