Vasseur Understands Hamilton’s Frustration After the Hungarian GP
Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur has expressed his full understanding of Lewis Hamilton’s frustration after the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend. The seven-time world champion underperformed, which generated an atmosphere of disappointment. After qualifying in 12th position on Saturday, Hamilton stated he felt “useless” and suggested that Ferrari “probably needs to change drivers.” His teammate, Charles Leclerc, achieved the pole position. In Sunday’s race, Hamilton also finished in 12th position, reiterating that he felt “the same” as the day before. When asked if he had a plan to motivate Hamilton during the summer break and improve his performance, Vasseur replied that such a conversation would not be necessary.
Vasseur insists that the difference between Leclerc and Hamilton was not as big as it seemed in qualifying, as Hamilton was only 0.015 seconds away from advancing to the next round. Ferrari’s boss believes Hamilton’s frustration stems from his high expectations to compete at the top. Vasseur added: “He is demanding. But I think that’s also why he is a seven-time world champion, he is demanding of the team, of the car, of the engineers, of the mechanics, of me too. But, above all, he is very demanding of himself.” Vasseur concluded that the difference in performance was not as wide as reflected in the final results.I can perfectly understand the situation. Sometimes comments are made about what the driver says in the car, but if the microphone were put on other athletes in soccer, I’m not sure it would be much better.
Fred Vasseur, Ferrari boss
