Concern for Lewis Hamilton that he’ll be beaten in a key area by Charles Leclerc

“Even if a peak Hamilton joined Ferrari, he would have a🐼 toug🏅h time against Leclerc"

Hamilton, Leclerc
Hamilton, Leclerc

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton’s hopes to arrest his qualifying sl🎶ump this year have not made our experts optimistic for him.

Hamilton has been out-qualified by George Russ🐽ell in each of his past tw﷽o seasons with Mercedes.

Now at Ferrari, his new teammate is 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Charles Leclerc who is famously quick on a Saturday.

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“It’s hard to look past Leclerc,” Connor McDonagh told the Crash F1 podcast.

“𒅌I think he’s a better all-round drive⭕r than George Russell.

“Hamilton will take a step forward in ☂a fresh environment with a more stable car, but Leclerc is, in my opinion, the second-best driver on the﷽ grid after Max Verstappen.

“Even if a peak Hamilton joined Ferrari, he woul𝐆d have a tough t🌳ime against Leclerc.

“It depends if Hamilton can take a step forward in qualifying. Leclerc is widely regarded as the fastest driver over one lap, espec𓆏ially when he puts it all together.

“So if Hamilton is qualifying seventh or eiജghth🅺, and Leclerc is third or second, he’s got no chance!

“If you look at the facts it’s hard to𝓀 look past Leclerc. But we’re talking about Hamilton - don’t rul𝓰e him out.”

Lewis Larkam added: “The biggest question mark is how Lewis per🐈forms in qualifying and whether he can get over the slump he’s suffered in the past two years against🎉 Russell, and whether Ferrari’s car might help.

“ꦐIt’s going to be a huge challenge for Hamilton because Charles is regarded as the fastest over one lap.

“Given the struggles Lewis has last year against Russell, who is also incredibly quick over one lap, it will be his toughest test🅷 this year.

“At this stage, I expect Charles to out-qualify Hamilton - perhaps over the course of the season, but certainly 🌠early on as♚ Hamilton is bedding in.

“Th🤪e challenge for Hamilton, as the field as tight as it is, is to not have those gaps in terms of posit﷽ion that he did to Russell last season.

“If Charles is on pole position 🍰with Hamilto🃏n behind, I think Hamilton would finish ahead in the race. We have seen, to this day, Hamilton’s biggest strength is his performances on a Sunday even if he’s lost some qualifying speed.

“If they are close on the track, one or two positions apart, Hamilton can have the edge in 🎃races.”

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