Hamilton left to rue personal performance; as Hamilton’s negative attitude comes under scrutiny from Mercedes boss Wolff….

September 2, 2024 Sports Gist F1 0

Hamilton left to rue personal performance; as Hamilton’s negative attitude comes under severe scrutiny from Mercedes boss Wolff

Lewis Hamilton has been negative about his own performance at the Italian Grand Prix. At the weekend, when Mercedes announced Hamilton’s replacement (Andrea Kimi Antonelli), the Brit suggested Mercedes deserved better in qualifying and suggested the young Italian might do a better job than him. Toto Wolff has assessed this negative attitude.The seven-time World Champion will feel the support from the Tifosi at Monza in 12 months time, but this year Hamilton struggled. In qualifying, he said he was furious at his own performance and has since claimed that he would’ve beaten a Ferrari had he started in a better position.

How does Wolff view Hamilton’s negative attitude?

“I think the great characteristic of a champion is to first look at himself and say, ‘What did I do wrong?’ And I think that’s what he’s doing. He’s trying to find where he can improve, what he could have done better and where he’s lost their performance,” Wolff said in a conversation with GPblog and others.

“He’s been very strong, and was a role model for George, and even for Kimi. It’s something that is important for the team. But the greatest of all time are very critical,” Wolff highlighted.

Wolff and Hamilton have just eight Grand Prix weekends left working together before the Brit moves to Ferrari for the 2025 Formula 1 season. There he will race alongside Charles Leclerc who won in Monza at the weekend.

Hamilton left to rue personal performance: ‘Would’ve beaten a Ferrari’

Lewis Hamilton was left regretting his own personal qualifying performance as he believes more would’ve been possible in the Italian Grand Prix. Though Hamilton did express how Mercedes were missing ‘one or two tenths’ in race pace on Sunday. The Brit eventually finished fifth, behind only McLaren and the race-winning team Ferrari.Hamilton was furious with his qualifying performance in Italy. Hamilton did make it through to Q3, but was three grid slots behind his teammate George Russell. The Brit even confessed that he felt the team deserved a much better performance and claimed they might get that with Andrea Kimi Antonelli in 2025.

Russell lost out in a first corner tussell, and Hamilton eventually moved himself up to P5 to take home 10 World Championship points. But he promises more would’ve been possible without the qualifying struggle.

What did Hamilton lack in Italy?

In a conversation with the media present in Italy, including GPblog, Hamilton was asked what was lacking. “My qualifying performance at the end yesterday,” was Hamilton’s first thought before also looking at the Mercedes car. “And then just race pace. We had more degradation and just generally lacking one or two tenths in the race.”

“I probably could have finished ahead of one Ferrari if I had been further ahead [on the starting grid],” Hamilton said, insisting a P4 or better was on the cards for the seven-time World Champion. “We just didn’t have the pace. We have to go and look and try to understand why. Also because we looked better on Friday. We almost got slower through the weekend. Or others got faster. Or we were light [on fuel in practice] and they were heavy,” Hamilton concluded.

The next time Hamilton races in Italy, at Imola in May 2025, the Brit will feel the support of the Tifosi. For the start of the 2024 Formula 1 season, Hamilton will switch to the Italian team and wear red.

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