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Vasseur: Ferrari perhaps ‘underestimated’ the challenge for Hamilton
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11/08/2025 at 08:4110/08/2025 at 20:58 Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur has admitted that both he and Lewis Hamilton may have underestimated the scale of the challenge the seven-time Formula 1 world champion faced in adapting to life at Maranello after over a decade with Mercedes. Hamilton’s move to Ferrari at the start of the season ended a 12-year stint with the Silver Arrows, during which he won six of his seven titles. Before that, his entire F1 career had been spent within the Mercedes-powered ecosystem, racing for McLaren before joining the works team in 2013. Since switching to the Scuderia, Hamilton has shown flashes of pace – including a...
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