Sky Sports activities analyst Ted Kravitz has urged Lewis Hamilton to discover a resolution to unravel his F1 qualifying woes following the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Hamilton struggled for one-lap tempo on the Bahrain Worldwide Circuit, settling for ninth on the grid.
The seven-time world champion was over six-tenths slower than Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc, who had certified third.
The weekend felt just like his remaining 12 months at Mercedes, when Hamilton typically certified properly behind George Russell earlier than placing in an honest race efficiency.
Hamilton recovered to complete fifth, only one place behind teammate Leclerc on Sunday in Bahrain.
Talking on the most recent episode of the Sky F1 podcast, Kravitz feels that Hamilton should discover a resolution to his qualifying downside.
Kravitz alluded to the truth that Hamilton might use Mercedes as an excuse for his lack of tempo on a Saturday – one thing he can’t do at Ferrari.
“When he was struggling in qualifying within the Mercedes he solely had half of the season left to go along with them,” Kravitz mentioned. “He was pleased sufficient to make individuals assume possibly it wasn’t completely him, possibly it was the Mercedes setup which was working towards him and the way they ran the automotive.
“He is aware of now given he has a 12 months and three quarters left on his Ferrari contract he must make this work. He is aware of it’s not one thing he can simply defer till the tip of his time with the group.
“He must make this qualifying factor work with a Ferrari. How do you do this? I don’t know.
“He clearly must do one thing to work on this as a result of he doesn’t wish to hear he hasn’t obtained in qualifying anymore. Fred Vasseur doesn’t wish to hear he hasn’t obtained it in qualifying anymore.
“The Tifosi don’t wish to hear that. Ferrari don’t wish to hear that. That’s the essential factor for me. The race was no downside. Lewis was nice. He was nice within the race – restoration.”
Hamilton’s unimaginable F1 qualifying file
Hamilton boasts an unimaginable F1 qualifying file towards his teammates through the years.
He’s solely been out-qualified by a teammate throughout a season on two events.
In 2014, Nico Rosberg obtained the higher of Hamilton, however it didn’t cease the Briton from taking his second F1 title.
Up towards Russell in 2024, that was the one time Hamilton has been crushed throughout a full season.
Regardless of Russell’s prowess on a Saturday, Hamilton led the qualifying head-to-head collectively as teammates going into their remaining season.
At present, Hamilton is 1-3 down towards Leclerc at Ferrari, solely popping out on prime in Shanghai.
