The joint sky of Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari started out.
Lewis Hamilton didn’t smile much after the Australian GP. EPA / AOP
Lewis Hamilton’s expected debut Ferrari had a pancake. The driver and the stable didn’t seem to succeed in Melbourne. The pain was as simple as communication on the team radio.
Hamilton changed the race engineer this season but also. Peter “Bono” Bonnington stayed on Mercedes, replaced Riccardo adami.
The collaboration between Hamilton and “Bono” worked seamlessly, but with Adam, Hamilton still has enough work.
In Australia’s GP, TV broadcasts often heard how difficult it was to find Hamilton and Adam in their communication.
– You can use K1 (engine setting), Adami instructed on the team radio.
– I ask, leave it, Hamilton replied.
– Available in K1, Adami repeated in a moment.
– I know. Leave it, please.
However, Adami continued to dampen the instructions so much that in the end, Hamilton sat down for him.
Hamilton also experienced Ferrari’s infamous strategic expertise. Hamilton continued on an ever -getting wet track for other top drivers. It brought him to the top of the race for a moment, but when the track became too wet, the drop -down in the result list came stubbornly.
It is always easy to do so, but the decision made by the team track was not a successful choice.
– What place am I? Hamilton asked after finally getting the right tires.
– Nine, Adami replied.
Hamilton’s response was impressive.
– Sorry. I didn’t notice the radio was on.
Hamilton’s misery was crowned by a teammate in the final rounds Charles Leclerc and McLarenin Oscar piastriboth of which passed Hamilton. The seven -time world champion came to the finish line.
Badoer, not Raikkonen
Luca Bader’s career as a Ferrari racing driver was closed. EPA / AOP
Hamilton is Ferrari’s latest superstar, but his career at Maranello did not start as bravely as Kimi Räikkönen and Fernando Alonso. They won their first Ferrari race. From world championship Sebastian Vettel was third in his Ferrari debut in 2015.
Hamilton’s tenth place was the worst of the Ferrari debutant then the infamous Luca Bader. Ferrari’s credit test driver shook a couple of races Felipe mass as a replacement for the season 2009. In his first Ferrari race, Badoer finished 17th.
Even with a quick alarm without F1 race experience commanded Oliver Bearman Driving better last season in Saudi Arabia.
Forced to heal
After the season’s opening race, Hamilton and Ferrari agreed on one thing: you can’t help but improve.
– We need to explore our way to communicate with our drivers. And most of all, to learn what Lewis expects to hear in the team radio, the team boss Frederic Vasseur quoth.
– We can do better. This was not a button performance.
Hamilton summed up the race concisely.
– This went worse than I could expect.