168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton has raised eyebrows with an intriguing claim that his Ferrari F1 car has a “deficit” compared to teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Charles Leclerc’s.

The seven-time world c🐲hampion’s mixed start to life at Ferrari continued at the Japanese Grand Prix as he struggled to a lowly seventh-placed finish.

Hamilton’s new teammate Leclerc fared better, qualifying and finishing fourth ahead of the two Mercedes cars, despite Ferrari lacking the pace to challenge the McLarens and168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Max Verstappen’s Red Bull.

After Sunday’s grand prix, Hami🗹lton reve🎐aled that his car is “underperforming”.

“I’m really hoping in the next🍰 race we’ll see hopefully some positive changes,” Hamilton in the Suzuka paddock.

“Through the first three races there’s been a bit 💯of a deficit between both sides of the garaཧge on some elements of the car.

“On my side, something is underperformin♈g. It’s good to know. With what I had, that is the best result I could get.”

The 40-year-old Brit🧜on is hoping a fix will be found in time for the next race in Bahrain.

“We found something on the car that's been 🃏underperforming the last three races. I'm really hoping that when that's fixed, I'll start getting a bit better results,”🌱 he added.

“I'm losing just over aܫ tenth a lap with this issue we have. I'm hoping in the next race it's fixed.”

Is set-up choice behind Ferrari deficit?

Ferrar𝓡i team principal ꦜFred Vasseur suggested the performance gap between Hamilton and Leclerc in Japan was linked to their different set-up choices.

“The balance and so are linked to their 🐈choicꦬes," Vasseur said.

“We are still exploring the new car and we are takin𒁃g different directions to suit the drivers.

"I think Bahrain will 🅠be a different picture because we did three days in Bahrain last month, and we are more in control.”

Vasseur’s comments appear to align with Leclerc’s revelation that he was able to mak꧟e a breakthrough with a new set-up direction.

“I think I learned pl🍨enty about the car this weekend, so that is the positive of the weekend really,” Leclerc said.

“As much as we are disappointed with the fourth place, we should be happy of us maximising the result and we should be happy about all the ꦡlessons learned this weekend.

“As I said, Friday I think was a really, really good day for that. I really🐼 went in quite extreme directions in an idea that I’ve had since two or three weeks.

“I♚ wanted to try it and it worked o🔯ut, so I was really happy with that.”