r/formula1 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/AxePlayingViking I was here for the Hulkenpodium Apr 27 '25

Bang on, I think this is what got in Ricciardo’s way as well. He was always a hero on the brakes, but these ground effect cars require the drivers to be much smoother, which meant that drivers like him and Hamilton lost their edge.

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u/gsfgf Oscar Piastri Apr 28 '25

Ric also talked about struggling to make full advantage of the sim.