Martin Brundle is sceptical that 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton’s struggles in the 2025 F1 seas🌸on are solely due to his lack of understanding of the car, admitting he “doesn’t buy” tha🤪t reason.

Hamilton e𝔍ndured another tricky race at the F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, finishing seventh.

The seven-time world champion struggled for pace at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, finishing over 30 seconds behind teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Charles Leclerc, who secured Ferrari’s first podium of 2025.

Hamilton has struggled to get close to Leclerc throughout the season, with his sprint race performance in Shanghai the only highlight of his Ferrari stin🌌t so far.

Reflไecting on Hamilton’s underwhelming display in Saudi Arabia, Brundle admitted he doesn’t think Hamilton’s struggles are solely down to not understanding this year’s Ferrari.

“Fred [Vasseur] summed it up, he said it🌞’s been up and down, because there was a time when we talked about in commentary where he was in the mid 1m32s which was bang on the pace,” Brundle said during Sky Sports’ post-race coverage.

“He ended up 31 seconds behind Charles Leclerc, his teammate. Obviously had a little 💝bit more traffic because he was further down the grid so you can take some off for that but it was up and down. I struggle to buy into he doesn’t understand the car. It’s a new car, but here we are knocking on the door of May, and they’ve had all the pre-season stuff and all that.

“So I just think Lewis hasn’t gelled with this car and I don’t ⭕think he’s going the right way on the setup.

“I know from the things I’ve heard🌟 from Mercedes about how Lewis likes the car in a certain way. Obviously can’t get the car there, where he needs it, so it’s difficult daওys. But what’s a bit odd is, all of a sudden, he was right there.”

‘Something not working’ for Hamilton in 2025

Several other drivers who have 🥂made moves over the winter have struggl🎀ed to get up to speed initially.

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Carlos Sainz spent the first few rounds well behind🏅 Alex Alb🅰on.

However, since Bahrain, Sainz has led William🀅s’ charge as he’s adapted to the FW47.

Brundle used the example of 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Oliver Bearman, who starred for Ferrari in his stand-in race for the team last year as he deputised for Sainz at the 2024 🃏Saudi Arabian Graᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚnd Prix.

“Bearman, it took him a day last year here, but then he wasn’t relearning a car. He was just gettin🍰g in and learnin🍷g a car,” Brundle added.

“But Antonelli, he’s got used to working with Bono quite quickl🀅y in working with that car. He did a 🅺lot of testing last year.

“I’m struggling to buy into that, honestly, butᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ we know Lewis is better, Lewis is faster than that. So something’s not working. Something’s not gelling there.”