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Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur has acknowledged the ways in which the Italian team and Lewis Hamilton misjudged their early expectations.
Fred Vasseur admitted he and Lewis Hamilton underestimated the adjustment to a new team environment at Ferrari. The shift for the seven-time F1 champion from Mercedes has been challenging, with the Italian team having had unrealistic expectations for Hamilton. The British driver’s struggle was evident at the Hungarian Grand Prix, where he qualified 12th and expressed frustration. Despite Hamilton’s difficulties, Vasseur defended him and highlighted the narrow gap between Hamilton and teammate Charles Leclerc in qualifying. Vasseur emphasized that the differences were minimal, and the team would have finished close together in the standings with a few tweaks in performance.
