Vasseur Understands Hamilton’s Frustration After the Hungarian GP
Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur has expressed his full understanding of Lewis Hamilton’s frustration during the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend. The seven-time world champion showed signs of discouragement after Sunday’s race. After qualifying in 12th position on Saturday, Hamilton declared himself “useless” and suggested that Ferrari “probably needs to change drivers,” while his teammate, Charles Leclerc, achieved pole position. After finishing Sunday’s race also in 12th position, Hamilton said 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 of competing at the top. “He’s demanding. But I think that’s also why he’s a seven-time world champion, he’s demanding of the team, of the car, of the engineers, of the mechanics, of me too. But, first and foremost, he’s very demanding of himself,” concluded Vasseur.I can perfectly understand the situation. Sometimes you make comments about what the driver says in the car, but if you put the microphone to other athletes in football, I’m not sure it would be much better.
Fred Vasseur
