Lewis Hamilton is experiencing the worst start to the season of his career in Formula 1occupying only ninth position and having as best result in GPs a seventh place in Bahrain. Is for Nico Rosbergthe seven-time champion lives on excuses at the beginning of the year, delivering performances that do not match his size in the category.
Despite second place in the sprint race in China, Hamilton experienced a period of ups and downs in Shanghai, being eliminated in Q1 of the classification to start 18th and finish ninth. While the seven-time champion has 19 points in the World Cup, George Russell He is two positions above, with 33 goals, crowning Mercedes’ most difficult year since 2012.
In an interview with the Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sportthe 2016 champion spoke about the moment experienced by his rival and former Mercedes teammate.
“Lewis is currently down 4-1 to Russell, if you look at the track results. And, every time he says it’s the adjustment’s fault. To me, that’s an excuse. It’s clear he made a mistake. And these are mistakes that a seven-time champion cannot normally make.”
And Rosberg believes that the Briton’s situation should become more critical as the stages go by, due to his move to Ferrari getting closer.
“At the moment, Lewis is half the team. But at a certain point, Toto Wolff will say that he will no longer be able to see the team’s telemetry.”
