The Brit has had a difficult first half of the season since he signed with Ferrari after his departure from Mercedes, where he won six of his seven driver’s titles.
The 40-year-old Hamilton has been told by the 57-year-old Vasseur that he must ‘stay calm’. The Frenchman said that his public outbursts ‘only make the situation worse’ for the team.
Former Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone (94) believes that Lewis Hamilton (40) should stop immediately: “I don’t want something bad to happen to him”
Hamilton has difficulty finding his shape. He didn’t even get a podium place, three times a fourth place his best results. It has led him to have regularly expressed his frustration in public after a series of disappointing results. That now seems to have irritated team chef Vasseur, who has spoken about this issue.
‘Lewis Hamilton always responds extreme’
Against the German Car & Motorsport He said that Hamilton should remain calm: ,, Lewis is very self -critical. He always responds extremely. Sometimes he is too hard for the car, sometimes for himself. He wants to get the most out of himself and everyone in the team. “
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Vasseur refers to the Grand Prix of Hungary, in which Hamilton was already eliminated in Q2 and his teammate Charles Leclerc won the race on Sunday. Hamilton at the time that it was all his fault and he was useless. ,, You have to calm him down and explain that he was only a tenth of a second behind the driver in Q2 who later won the pole position. That’s not so bad, “says Vasseur.
,, Usually he is only so extreme towards the press. By the time he enters the briefing space, he is usually calmed down again. That’s just his way. He should not be discouraged by things like in Budapest. If he brings the message that way, it only makes the situation worse. He just has to build on the fact that he has already taken the first step. “