Breaking; champion tells Lewis Hamilton he has ‘attitude’ problem ahead of Ferrari move…
Lewis Hamilton is set to leave Mercedes for Ferrari next season, but Jacques Villeneuve has expressed some concerns about the seven-time Formula 1 world champion’s attitude and mindset ahead of the move
Lewis Hamilton had a weekend to forget at the United States Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton had a weekend to forget at the United States Grand Prix (
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Jacques Villeneuve has claimed Lewis Hamilton is “not in a good place” ahead of his move to Ferrari.
Hamilton is set to join Ferrari next season after spending 11 years at Mercedes, with the Brit hoping he can win a record eighth Formula 1 world title. However, Villeneuve is concerned that Hamilton is distracted after he crashed out of the United States Grand Prix.
And Villeneuve has urged Hamilton to change his mindset before he completes his switch to Ferrarie. Speaking to Canada Casino, Villeneuve said: “I don’t think Lewis is thinking about Ferrari.
“He is thinking about himself and how awful it is going for him. That was the first time he has actually gone off in a race. He really is not in a good place. That is not helping his driving. He needs to get out of that mindset before he goes to Ferrari.
“It is tough when you have so many races back to back. You don’t really have time to change but he’s just had three weeks off and he didn’t come back any better. I have no idea what is going on in his head but he will be happy that Ferrari is a better car than Mercedes.
“He is going to a better car and in that aspect he has to be happy but generally, his demeanour indicates he doesn’t have the body language of a race winner. He is not the killer winner we have seen in the past.
“He needs to get back to his old form and attitude before he moves because Ferrari is not an easy team to be in.” Speaking after he crashed out in Texas, Hamilton admitted: “I had a great start, obviously shot up the inside and got up to 12th.
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“At that point, it was only the second lap, so I qm not flat out and not pushing particularly, just trying to manage the tyres. The car started bouncing on the way in and then it just lost all out of the rear and it just went around on me.
“I have never spun in the race before, not that I remember at least, and if I have it can only be once, maybe, before in all these years, so definitely frustrating but I do know that it is not that I was not focussed or anything, it was just unfortunate.”
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