Charles Leclerc notes big Ferrari change due to Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton's Ferrari team꧂ highlights how team dynamic has changed

Leclerc, Hamilton
Leclerc, Hamilton

Charles Leclerc has noticed a change within Ferrari since 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton’s arrival.

The superstar signing of Hamilton hasn’t yet provided Ferrari with the 🎃blockbuster results they will have ho🎃ped for.

Even Leclerc has struggled with the SF-25 this s꧟eason which has lagged behind the McLarens, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Mercedes’ 👍George Russell.

But Leclerc has n🌸oted a behind-the-scenes change in Ferrar💫i’s ways of working caused by his new teammate.

“That’s why it’s so int🔜eresting having Lewis join the team, coming from ༺Mercedes,” Leclerc told Sky Sports.

“It’s a very differe🎶nt way of working, compared to Ferrari.

“It doesn’t mean we will necessarily ta🌺ke everything out of it, but there are things that open our minds, in the way we were.

“Lewis arrived and gave his advice, his view, on certain situation🅷s🍃.

“We have different approaches b🗹ut that’s the same for everyone in the paddock. It was interesting.”

'Mixed emotion' for Charles Leclerc when Lewis Hamilton won

Ferrari’s standout moment in F1 2025 so far h🐲as been Hamilton’s sprint race victory at the Chinese Grand Prix.

That was a rare moment in the spotlight in an othe꧃rwise underwhelming star💝t to the campaign.

Leclerc concedes the difficulty of watching his big-naꦚme teammate strike the first meaningful b🌳low.

“Mixed emotions yes of course,” he said🌸 about Hamilton’s sprint win in China.

“You are happy because you see the potential.

“Th🎃e other﷽ part of you is not happy because you wish you did a better job to achieve the win.

“It’s part of racing. It motivated♌ me to come back later in qualifying and find something in the car, to turn the situation𝔍 around.”

Leclerc finished on the podium last weekend aꦡt the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, the fir🌃st time either Ferrari driver has managed the feat in a long Sunday race this year.

Hami💟lton’s feedback has been self-critical about his adaptation r꧂ather than complaining about the SF-25 itself.

Leclerc has explainဣed the challenges of their car in the ear🦂ly rounds.

“We didn’t have the sಌtart of the season that we dreamt of, but we are slowly getting back to it,” he said.

“At thꦇe beginning of the year, it was a very open balance. Very tricky on corner entry, quite a mid of mid-corner understeer.

“We are starting to find 🐻solutions for the mid-corner understeer but it means we’ve got to drive with a trickier car.

“This is something I 🐈particularly like. In terms of balance, we are in the sweet spot of the car.

“What we are missing is grip at low a🌠nd medium speed. At high speed, it’s not bad.”

A raft of floor upgrades were introduced by Ferrari in Bahrain, before rear wing updates were broug🙈ht to Saudi Arabia.

Those tweaks delivered improved 𒁃results but Ferrari are still short of where their expectation will be.

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