FIA steward Derek Warwick suspects Lewis Hamilton will already be thinking about retiring𝓡 from F1 amid his ongoi🌳ng Ferrari struggles.

The seven-time world champ꧟ion’s up and down start to life at Ferrari continued at the Spanish Grand Prix where he endured arguably his worst race since completing his blockbuster switch to the Scuderia over the winter.

Hamilton finished seventh on the road but inherited sixth thanks to 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen’s penalty and was comprehensively outperformed by Ferrari teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Charles Leclerc, who claimed a hard-earned third.

Warwick believes Hamilton underestimated how difficult joiꦑning Ferrari would be after 12 years with Mercedes and thinks the 40-year-old Briton may already be thinking about bringing the curtain down on ✃his illustrious career.

“I don’t know why Lewis Hamilton can’t get going in a ❀Ferrari. I think that's an enigma really,” Warwick told.  “I think we all saw him moving to Ferrari as a great opportunity 💝to win his 8th world title.

“The car is not to his liking at the minute. Most critics will say he’s a seven-times world ch🍨ampion, 105 Grand Prix wins, surely you adapt to the car you've got, because Charles has.

“But for some reason he can't get used to it. I think people underestimaꦿte, including Lewis, maybe how difficult it is to join a new team.

“How to get used to their systems, their debriefs, g🌠etting them to understand what you want and vice versa.

“And the most important thing on the car is probably the steering wheel because there are so many ওdifferent adjustments you can do to the steering wheel, maybe he hasn't quite got on top of that.

“Do I want Lewis to w𝄹in races and challenge for the World Champions💮hip? Yes. I think he deserves it. I think he deserves that 8th world title.

“It’s not going to happen th♐is year, and I think if it carries on the 🤡way it is at the minute, I suspect he's already thinking of stopping.”

Lewis Hamilton lacking confidence 

The only highs for Hamilton t🃏his season have come in sprint events in China where he claimed an impressive pole position and victory, and Miami, where he finished third.

Hamilton is yet to score a grand prix podium for Ferrari while Lecler𝔍c has taken three in t🍃he opening nine races.

Warwick꧙ reckons Hamilton is in♕ need of a confidence boost.

🅘“I don't see him running half a second behind Charles, and also running in 6th, 7th and 8t🐽h place,” Warwick added.

“He's had 🌳enough of that for t💙he last 3 years, with Mercedes. So he needs to get a bit of confidence back.

“I thought in China, I think it was when he won the ꦆsprint race, I thought that was the turning point, but the car's still not to his liking.

“And we can talk about how it’s not to his liking but I think that the Red Bull car is by far the most difficult car ♈on the grid and it's only Max that can drive it.

“It's so on the nose, it's over steering everywhere, which is what Max obviously likes but anyꩲbody that sits in that car just can't drive it the same way.

“So, the whole team is driven to ⛦do what Max wants, which makes𝔉 it impossible for everybody else.

“But if I was team boss I wouldn't change the dꦜirection they are going.

“I'm am a l🏅ittle confused why they can't set up the car a bit differently forꩲ Yuki, to be a bit quicker. I think all drivers like to be comfortable in a car.

“Some of us like unders🐽teer, some like oversteer. But in terms of Grand Prix drivers, they are the best in the ꧑world.

“They should be able to accommodate anᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤🙈ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚy ill handling of a car."