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Fernando Alonso on Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari struggles: “He can turn the situation around”
Fernando Alonso believes Lewis Hamilton can recover from his disappointing start at Ferrari despite a challenging first nine races. Hamilton has been notably slower compared to Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc, and his relationship with race engineer Riccardo Adami has been strained. However, Hamilton did manage to win a sprint race after securing pole position in Shanghai. Meanwhile, Ferrari’s SF-25 has also underperformed this season, only reaching the podium three times in the first nine races and failing to challenge McLaren for a race win. Rumors about team principal Frederic Vasseur’s future at Ferrari have circulated, though both Hamilton and Leclerc have denied them. Alonso, who previously drove for Ferrari, commented on Hamilton’s struggles, expressing confidence in the Brit’s ability to turn things around quickly. Hamilton’s situation at Ferrari is drawing comparisons to his final year at Mercedes, where he was outperformed by George Russell. Alonso sees parallels between the two scenarios and points out the challenges Hamilton may be facing with the Ferrari car.
