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Martin Brundle has highlighted something that could have been hugely beneficial to Lewis Hamilton when he moved to Ferrari for the current F1 season.
Martin Brundle argued that Lewis Hamilton would have benefited from having key people from his Mercedes team join him at Ferrari. Brundle mentioned that bringing his old race engineer Pete Bonnington, affectionately known as Bono, to Maranello would have been great. Despite a challenging first season with Ferrari, Hamilton has yet to secure a podium finish. He is on the verge of going a year without a podium for the first time in his F1 career. The sweeping changes in power unit and chassis coming next season could potentially improve Ferrari’s performance. Brundle highlighted the importance of Hamilton emulating Michael Schumacher’s success at Ferrari by having a strong support team. He emphasized the impact of figures like Ross Brawn and Rory Byrne, who helped Schumacher transform Ferrari into a dominant force. Brundle suggested that having key people from Mercedes transition to Ferrari alongside Hamilton could have been beneficial for his success at the Italian team.
