Lewis Hamilton has ‘no doubts’ on Ferrari potential amid early

Lewis Hamilton said he has “no doubts” he and Ferrari will reach their goals together, admitting that ‘crisis’ stories about the team are sometimes “to be expected”, given their status in Formula 1.

Hamilton finished fifth in the Bahrain Grand Prix at the weekend, one place behind team-mate Charles Leclerc, with the Scuderia already 94 points behind Constructors’ Championship leaders McLaren after only four races.

serving and most successful constructor, with the de facto moniker of being the Italian ‘national team’ in Formula 1, they are scrutinised more than any other team on the grid, particularly in Italy itself.

Having now experienced that up close, the seven-time World Champion acknowledged that likely comes with being part of the “special” organisation it is, and he added he has “no doubts” about the team’s future potential.

So I think from just from my perspective, you can’t work with a team and change things overnight – and we’ve spent this time really getting to know each other.

“There are changes that are short term, that we will do together, keep all the greatness, and keep building the areas that we could be stronger in – and some of those take it could be short term, and some of them are longer term.

“There’s so many great things within this team, and so we want to harness the energy and the passion that’s within the team, and we also have to, like, protect the team as well, because the spotlight’s more on this team than any other team.

“Everyone in this team, really, their heart is so in it. Like, we’re riding the rollercoaster ride up and down together.

“I have no doubts that we will get to where we plan to be. It’s just going to take time.”