Does Lewis Hamilton’s disappointing performance in 2024 worry Ferrari and Fred Vasseur?. 2024 has not been a brilliant year for Hamilton, and Qatar confirmed it.

Lewis Hamilton is experiencing a very complex Formula 1 season, and the imminent move to Ferrari under Fred Vasseur’s leadership could become an issue. Thus, after the Englishman’s performance in Qatar, the French team principal was asked for his opinion and whether he is worried about the situation.

What surely raises suspicions is Lewis Hamilton’s reaction of helplessness when informed of a penalty. The seven-time world champion, clouded by anger, requested to park the car in the garage and not continue the race, which had been decidedly frustrating up to that point.

Lewis Hamilton disappoints? Maranello’s response
It has not been the first time this season that the Englishman has shown a series of issues and difficulties with his car. In the paddock and beyond, many are beginning to wonder what Ferrari thinks about this, considering the Englishman’s imminent arrival in Maranello.

However, it is a fact that the Englishman will very likely finish behind his teammate in the drivers’ championship, who would beat him for the second time after 2022. Not ideal for the driver Ferrari wants to restore its greatness. But Frederic Vasseur does not see it that way…

“I am not worried at all. Look at the 50 laps Lewis completed in Las Vegas; those alone are enough. He started from the tenth position and finished second on the podium. That is Hamilton.” This was the emphatic response from Ferrari’s team principal, defending the Englishman despite the difficulties faced during the season.

It must be said that Lewis Hamilton’s performances have often been affected by external factors, such as yesterday’s puncture, which then forced him into a mistake that earned him a penalty. But at the end of the day, Lewis Hamilton has yet to prove anything to Ferrari, and his history speaks for itself. It is not yet time to condemn or praise him. So, time will tell.