6 days Ago By Scott Hunt PA
Lewis Hamilton has swiftly shot down any notion that he's losing confidence in his new team Ferrari after just two races, calling such talk "complete rubbish". The seven-time world champion experienced a rollercoaster start with the Scuderia, clinching a sprint victory in China before both Ferrari cars were disqualified from the main event. Hamilton's car was found to have a skid block that breached regulations by a mere half millimeter, while teammate Charles Leclerc's vehicle was deemed underweight.
Bubba Wallace was among 3 NASCAR stars punished after Martinsville controversy Kevin Harvick didn't like Denny Hamlin's behavior after NASCAR win Despite only securing a 10th place finish in his Australian debut, Hamilton remains unfazed and confident in his team's capabilities. "I saw something asking whether I was losing faith in the team which is complete rubbish. I have absolute 100 per cent faith in this team," Hamilton declared as he prepared for the upcoming Japanese Grand Prix.
"There was a lot of hype at the start of the year, whether people were expecting that we would be winning from race one or winning the championship in our first year - that was not my expectation. "I am moving to a new culture, new team and it will take time. I have spent the past two months observing how the team works.
Through this past week I have been able to make notes and pointers on what we can improve on." Ferrari entered the season with high hopes of competing for both drivers' and constructors' titles, but a tumultuous start has left them with a modest tally of 17 points after two races. Hamilton experienced several tense moments with race engineer Riccardo Adami during the Chinese Grand Prix, particularly regarding the swapping of positions with Leclerc.
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I didn't feel frustration or anything after (China), it is what it is. We have gone through everything at the factory. "Lots of learnings, we take the highs and lows together as a team.
The most impressive thing is how the team have taken it, how they've worked through the data to see how we progress from here.".
