Jean Alesi has admitted that it was embarrassing to see Lewis Hamilton wrestle in the course of the early levels of the 2022 season.
Hamilton and Mercedes struggled in the course of the early levels of the 2022 season (Courtesy: Reuters)
HIGHLIGHTS
- Hamilton and Mercedes struggled originally of the season
- Alesi mentioned it was embarrassing to see Hamilton in a sluggish automobile
- Alesi mentioned he was amazed by Hamilton’s skill to enhance the Mercedes automobile
Former Method One driver Jean Alesi has mentioned that it was embarrassing to see Lewis Hamilton drive a sluggish automobile after Mercedes struggled to make an influence in the course of the early rounds of the season.
Many followers have been hoping that Hamilton would be capable to reclaim his throne as the most effective driver on the grid this season after narrowly lacking out on the World Title to Max Verstappen over the past marketing campaign. Nevertheless, Ferrari and Crimson Bull rapidly made the 2022 season a two-horse race, with the Silver Arrows struggling within the early levels of the season.
Chatting with Give Me Sport, Alesi mentioned that everybody was shocked by the beginning made by Mercedes this season and it was embarrassing to see the seven-time World Champion in a sluggish automobile.
Nevertheless, the previous Ferrari driver praised Hamilton’s skill to make the automobile aggressive as Mercedes has seen a change in fortunes forward of the season break.
“It’s easy for me to say but everyone was shocked by [their start]. When they presented the car in Bahrain everyone said ‘oh my God, they have made something very special and they will be untouchable’.”
“But lap after lap they found out the car was nowhere. And to see Lewis Hamilton driving a car like that was sometimes embarrassing because Lewis is a seven-time World Champion.”
“But to see his capacity to still improve the car, that was impressive. In Hungary, it was fantastic to see George [Russell] on pole position and Lewis fighting towards the front,” mentioned Alesi.
Alesi mentioned that he can’t see Mercedes choosing up a win earlier than the tip of the season.
“By experience, when a car is born with problems you’re not able to fix it.”
“You can make a compromise, but a compromise in Formula 1 doesn’t work. So I don’t really believe they are able to be a winning team, winning grands prix before the end of the championship under normal circumstances,” mentioned Alesi.
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