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Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton was seen greeting his engineers with a smile despite a tough Saudi Arabian Grand Prix last weekend. The 40-year-old has found it difficult to adjust his driving style to the characteristics of the SF-25 in the first five rounds of the season.
Notably, there was a lot of hype regarding two of the most iconic names in the sport linking up together ahead of the 2025 season and a potential title charge given the Italian team's strong finish to the end of last year.
However, those expectations came crashing down due to the SF-25's performance ceiling and Hamilton's inconsistent results compared to his teammate Charles Leclerc. He had arguably his toughest weekend of the year in Jeddah, where he qualified and finished in P7 and failed to make any meaningful progress over the 50 laps.
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In a clip posted by Ferrari on their official social media platform, Instagram, Lewis Hamilton could be seen greeting his engineers ahead of the briefing with a smile.
Despite his struggles, former Ferrari test driver Marc Gene has been complimentary of Lewis Hamilton's feedback to the team.
Former Ferrari driver heaps praise on Lewis Hamilton
Former Ferrari test driver Marc Gene stated that Lewis Hamilton's feedback in the briefings has been valuable to the Prancing Horses as it stems from a wealth of experience and knowing what he wants from the car.
While appearing on the Beyond the Grid podcast, the Spaniard reflected on the seven-time F1 world champion's impact on the Italian team and said:
“He's very experienced, and you can really see he knows what he needs. That's why, from Melbourne to China, he made a huge improvement because coming from another team, it really is not easy. With the current Formula 1 that you cannot test, it's so hard to change teams and to get used to the dynamics, to get used to the steering wheel. That takes time.
"But already in the briefings, when he talks, you can really tell that he's really giving some very important information and then he's very exceptional in tyre management. I look at the telemetry and you see some things that he's very exceptional. I know people say he won so much because he had the best team. Now that I've seen him, there's a reason why he won so much,” Gene said.
Lewis Hamilton had previously been known for his adaptability through different sets of regulations; however, he has largely failed to get his head around the ground effect cars.
The current generations of cars do not suit his 'V-shape' of cornering, instead favoring Lando Norris' 'U-style concerning,' which features having minimum speed on rotation and earlier braking.
