Ex-F1 driver Ralf Schumacher believes168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Lewis Hamilton is still capabඣle of performing at this very best, declaring, “China was no accident”.

Hamilto▨n has endured a difficult start to his career at Fer✤rari.

The only highlight, so far a🍰t least, was his sprint race victory in Shanghai.

The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix proved to be the low point for Hamilton as he finished over 30 seconds behind Ferrari teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Charles Leclerc. 

Hamilton was left perplexed by his lack of pace𓄧, conceding that there’s no quick “fix”.

With this weekend’s Miami Grand Prix a spr🔯int weekend, Hamilton will hope to replicate what he did in ♚China, which also featured the unique weekend format. 

Speaking on the Sky Germa💝ny’s podcast, Schumacher weighed in on Hamilton’s struggles at Ferrari.

“The expectations are very high, and Ferrariﷺ wants value for money,” Schumacher said.

“Tಌhat means he h𝓡as to make sure he performs. He probably will, because China was no accident.

“It’s not that he can’t do it. He just has to fiಌnd the conditions and the car that suits him, and there are definitely ci🍰rcuits coming up that suit him.

“If he gives up now, it would be very early. I can hardly believe that, but if he does,ﷺ then of course the team will be fu꧟lly focused on Charles Leclerc, and developing the car more in his direction. 

“You can’t develop two cars in one🐈 team, it doesn’t work. The course is then clear.”

Schumacher puts forward retirement scenario

Hamilton’s difficulties can be traced back to the sta🦄rt of the ‘ground effect’ era in 2022.

While he performed well alongside George🌄 Russell over their first two years as teammates, the seven-time world champion was outcl𒀰assed in his final season at Mercedes. 

Schumacher belie♔ves that if Hamilton’s difficulties continue, he could contem♎plate retirement.

“He just can’t cope with the car,” Schumacher added. “We talk a lot about Lando Norris [and his lack of belief], but it’s almost worse with him. You can see that he’s really slumped ov𓄧er. If you’re standing there at some point and have no more resources and are permanently slower, then you lose everything. 

“I know from my own experience: if it goes on like this, it’s no fun anymore. Then at some point, he wakes up🍬 in the morning and thinks to himself: ‘Why am I doing this to myself? I’m no longer having fun, I can’t do it anymore. I’m getting in the way of my team.’

“If it goes on like this, there’s a risk that at some point he’ll say: ‘Look, I don’t want this anymore. I want to live my life now, I’m 40 years old. ꦺI꧂’m so rich, I’m not doing this to myself anymore. Obviously it’s not working out for some reason.’

“It’s a huge project that Ferrari and Hamilton had in mind, but at the moment he’s a long way away fr🐬om Charles Leclerꦯc. I wouldn’t have thought it would be so extreme.

“However, China also 𒐪showed that as soon as he gets into the car and the track and the car suit him, he delivers. There’s still something to come.”