Frederic Vasseur has admitted Ferrari may have underestimated what it would take for Lewis Hamilton to successfully switch to the Scuderia in Formula 1.

Ferrari team boss Vasseur snatched Hamilton away from Mercedes for the 2025 season after the Englishman had the longest and most successful collaboration in F1 history with the Anglo-German outfit. Over 12 seasons, their shared record included no fewer than 78 pole positions, 153 podium finishes including 84 victories, and six drivers’ titles.

Hamilton has somewhat struggled for performance since the ground-effect era began in 2022, and his recent switch to Ferrari has hitherto failed to yield convincing results, despite a sprint win at Shanghai. The 40-year-old has been outqualified by new team-mate Charles Leclerc 13-5 so far,

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