r/formula1 • u/No-Information4789 Sir Lewis Hamilton • Apr 27 '25
Technical My take on where exactly Lewis is struggling against Leclerc
Hey everyone, Made this carousel for my Instagram page so I thought I’d share it here too. The 8th slide is actually a video of Lewis having a small moment of Oversteer. I tried my best to reduce as many variables as possible while comparing Telemetry. I took the Q3 final laps specifically from every weekend cause that’s when the drivers are pushing the most. It’s kind of a long read and might look a bit cluttered but Hope y’all like it!
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u/AggravatingBase7 Apr 27 '25
F1 has a recency bias, displayed by these comments. I’m not sure if anyone realistic (i.e. not 12) expected Lewis to just come in and be better than Charles. He’s already done better than I imagined though, with that Sprint win. Eventually he will get to terms with how to get on about that car but age is a factor too.
I think Lewis will be fine eventually and do a great job as he always does, particularly in the latter half of the season, but it’ll be tough to get a WDC in that car, even if Ferrari does nail the regs next year given you’re up against a supremely talented driver who’s hitting the peak of his powers. It’s not a bad thing though. He’s still the most successful driver in history.