Ex-F1 strategist Bernie Collins believes168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Lewis Hamilton’s lack o෴f pace during the Monaco Grand Prix weekend was “more worrying” than the issues he had over team radio.

Monaco was another diffi🌸cult we👍ekend for Hamilton in Ferrari colours.

He finished a distant fifth, nearly 50 seconds behind teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc.

Hamilton was on the back foot going into the race after picking up a three-place grid penalty for impeding 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen.

It came after 🔥Hamilton was misinformed about whether Verstappen was on a hot lap or not.

This confusion over team radio continued in the race, with Hamilton unsꩲure about who he was fighting in Monaco.

Speaking on the latest episode of the Sk𓆏y F1 podcast, Collins explained why Hamilton’s lack of pace during 💝the middle part of the race was a cause for concern.

“I was a bit surprised that at the second pit stop, Lewis had lost enough time that Piastri could box and come out in 🐭front of him,” she sai🌳d.

So the pace was off, and what we’ve seen with the new regulation is that the top five were all pus꧋hing; in previous races, that wasn’t the case.

“Lewis just wasn’t able to push and stay with them, which is surprising given how much Lewis loves Mo💟naco. He seemed much more confident than Leclerc was, so that is more worrying for me than the qualifying radio stuff.”

Sky F1 commentator Dꦑavid Croft interjected and suggested that Hamilton was potentially backing off to help teammate Leclerc ahead.

Collins was unsure about Croft’s theory.

“Ther♚e was no one directly behind Lewis. Lewis was very much on his oꦐwn in no man’s land in that middle bit,” Collins added.

“Definitely the second half of the race. I am not reallyꦰ sure what went on through then.”

Will Hamilton bounce back in Barcelona?

Over the years, the Circuit de Catalunya-Barcelona has been a happy ౠhunt❀ing ground for Hamilton.

He was unbeaten at the Spanish circuit between൩ 2017 and 2021 for Mercedes.

Even during his lean years for the team, Hamilton mad൩e it onto the podium.

Hamilton finished second be🌟hind Verstappen in 2023 and followed it uꦓp with another rostrum appearance in 2024.

With Hamilton struggling for outright pace relꦺative to Leclerc since the China sprint, it’s a great chance to get his season back on track.