Where has the pre-season hype, the honeymoon periods, the all-encompassing madness gone? Currently, the situation is that Charles Leclerc is getting excellent performance out of an average Scuderia Ferrari week after week. And then there's Lewis Hamilton...
Who is suffering. Increasingly, and apart from a single sprint victory, he is constantly slipping down the points standings - even the young Mercedes driver, Kimi Antonelli, who was hired in his place, is overtaking him. And as a result, not only Ferrari-friendly experts, but also media outlets friendly to the Reds have begun to criticize Hamilton. Corriere della Sera published an article on the subject entitled "From Promise to Doubt," emphasizing that even in the worst-case scenario, the Briton's adaptation is more difficult. They add that even novice drivers like Oliver Bearman have picked up the pace in less time, and Hamilton's predecessor, Carlos Sainz, who literally suffered a lot and had a hard time finding his way at Williams, also managed to rise to the challenge in the last race. According to them, this creates an extremely embarrassing situation in Maranello, and not only professionally. Because even Hamilton's most ardent fans are starting to get impatient, and the entire Tifosi is also nervous about the dramatic decline in performance.
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