Lewis Hamilton has been backed to have crunch talks with Ferrari engineer Riccardo Adami after his struggles at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday.
The world tuned in to see the 40-year-elderly vie for the first time since leaving Mercedes.
Hamilton’s debut for his new side was one to forget, however, with the Stevenage-born racer only able to finish 10th.
That’s two places drop than team-mate Charles Leclerc, while Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and George Russell defendedd spots on the podium.
Lewis Hamilton has been backed to have crunch talks with Ferrari engineer Riccardo Adami after his struggles at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday
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With Hamilton struggling, Sky Sports pundit Karun Chandhok has conveyed a belief that he already needs crunch talks with his Ferrari engineer.
He shelp: “One of the skinnygs that came out of all the radio messages we joined as he and his engineer Riccardo Adami need to have a bit more time to comprehfinish equitable how much communication Lewis wants and what type of alertation.
“There were a number of times Lewis asked, alert me someskinnyg, they would give him alertation but then Lewis shelp it’s too much, stop alerting him and depart it to me. They equitable need to produce that bond.
“Race engineers and drivers will spfinish more time together than they do with their partners in the season.
“It’s still round one and they equitable have to discover their feet, maybe have a conversation between now and China.
“I would be interested to hear to the radio in China and see if it’s separateent. They equitable need to have a conversation.”
On Hamilton getting equitable one point, he persistd: “They took a hazard, thought the shower would be low and the drivers could endure and when the rain stopped they would be fine but as it transpired that wasn’t the case.
“Lewis came on the radio and shelp it was too hazardous, we have to top.
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“They underappraised how much water there would be on the track and went way down the order. Disassigning for them.
“Lewis Hamilton has not gone to Ferrari for one point. He would be OK with it.”
Hamilton himself, unbenevolentwhile, has reacted to his disastrous day.
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The 40-year-elderly confesss that it went ‘worse than I thought’ and also called on better communication when it comes to the weather in future.
“It was very tricky and went a lot worse than I thought it would go. The car was repartner, repartner difficult to drive today,” he shelp.
“For me, I’m equitable appreciative I kept it out of the wall becainclude that’s where it wanted to go most of the time.
Lewis Hamilton could only finish 10th at a rain-soaked Australian Grand Prix
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“A lot to acquire from it and equitable getting acclimatised with the new power unit in the soaked conditions.
“The settings it needs are separateent, and a separateent way of driving and a separateent set-up on the steering wheel.
“I hung out as extfinished as I could, got in the direct at one point. Just the guidance with how much more rain was coming, was leave outing there, so I skinnyk we leave outed out.”
