Eddie Jordan has admitted he can be “shocked” if Lewis Hamilton is ready to topple Charles Leclerc in terms of qualifying at Ferrari.
Hamilton might be switching his focus to Ferrari this yr.
2024 was arguably the weakest season of Hamilton’s F1 profession, notably in qualifying.
George Russell tended to have the higher hand, particularly on a Saturday, leaving Hamilton perplexed.
Hamilton is the game’s most profitable driver in qualifying with 103 poles to his identify, however not too long ago, has struggled for one-lap efficiency.
At Ferrari, he’ll go up in opposition to arguably the very best qualifier on the grid in Leclerc, who’s famend for his qualifying pace.
Chatting with talkSPORT, Jordan warned listeners that Hamilton can have a tricky time in opposition to Leclerc in qualifying.
“When he goes to Ferrari, effectively, to begin with, he’s acquired to beat Leclerc,” Jordan mentioned.
“Charles Leclerc is not any stooge. Let me please let you know that in a qualifying place, that I might be shocked.
“I might be shocked if Lewis can match him within the qualifying. However who is aware of? Lewis is a really darkish horse. You simply by no means know what you’re going to get.”
Jordan is adamant Ferrari will give Hamilton “a particularly reasonable shot” at beating Leclerc and that there might be nothing “untoward” in opposition to the 39-year-old.
“However I’d say Ferrari, to be honest, they spent an unbelievable amount of cash to get Lewis there,” he added.
“I’d say he’ll get a particularly reasonable shot at it. I don’t assume there’ll be something untoward, and we’ll simply see what occurs.”
