Lewis Hamilton Laments ‘nightmare’ First Season Driving For Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton has branded his first play astatine Ferrari arsenic a “nightmare” aft he endured different trying weekend, forced to discontinue from the São Paulo Grand Prix successful a twelvemonth erstwhile he has been disappointment and disappointed arsenic he attempts to accommodate to his caller team.

“It’s a nightmare,” he said. “I’ve been surviving it for a while. The flip betwixt nan dream of driving for this astonishing squad and past nan nightmare of nan results that we’ve had. We are conscionable really having to conflict done those hardships astatine nan moment.”

“This play has been disastrous and disappointing for everyone. I americium trying to support my caput supra h2o and stay positive.”

In a title won by Lando Norris to widen his world title lead to 24 points from his McLaren teammate, Oscar Piastri, Hamilton erstwhile much toiled to small effect. He had qualified only successful 13th and past early successful nan title was clipped by Carlos Sainz and soon afterwards took level harm erstwhile he misjudged an attempted walk connected Franco Colapinto.

He was forced to discontinue nan car connected thigh 37, different mediocre consequence successful a play successful which he is sixth successful nan championship, 66 points down his teammate, Charles Leclerc, and still without a podium finish.

However, nan seven-time champion remained resolute that he and Ferrari would find their feet arsenic they attraction connected adjacent season. “I judge location is thing bonzer up ahead successful my life and successful my destiny,” he said. “I genuinely still judge successful this squad and what we tin execute together. I conscionable person to support pushing and support giving them everything I can.”

Meanwhile, a punchy Norris has insisted he would disregard critics “talking crap” and attempting to bring him down arsenic he focused only connected himself arsenic he attempts to adjacent retired his first world championship, aft triumph successful Brazil.

Norris won astatine Interlagos pinch a superb thrust from rod position but instantly aft nan title deed retired astatine questions that had been antecedently raised regarding his expertise to conflict for a title. “Just disregard everyone that talks crap astir you and attraction connected yourself,” he said of his attack since he came from down to retake nan lead successful nan title race.

He was nan taxable of booing astatine nan past information successful Mexico and went connected to emphasise that he felt he had to trim retired nan sound that now surrounds nan title conflict pinch 3 races remaining.

“There are ever group retired location who effort to bring you down a spot You are connected nan large shape and location group talk, opportunity things, trying to power others to person effects,” he said. “Even nan cheers and nan not-cheers. You perceive it. It’s not nan nicest thing. But it is thing I person evolved complete nan past fewer months to woody with.

“I attraction a batch astir people’s perspectives, and really I americium portrayed and things successful nan media, and I astir apt cared excessively overmuch astatine nan opening of nan year. It was affecting maine successful not nan champion ways. I person learned to woody pinch those things better.”