Lewis Hamilton’s rumoured 0.8s deficit to Charles Leclerc shot down by expert
Reports of Lew🔯is Hamilton being 0.8s off Charles Leclerc's 🎉pace have been downplayed by a respected F1 commentator.

Talk of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton being 0.8s off 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc’s pace during the 🌳shakedown of Ferrari’s SF-25 has been shot down by motorsport🍎 commentator Alex Brundle.
According to Spanish publication , Hamilton was eight-tenths off Leclerc’s best time during Weꦯdnesday’s test at Fiorano.
The report acknowledges that the times are “unofficial” and that the tests were conducted using a🉐 Pirelli tyre that is not normally used.
Given that Leclerc has been driving𒉰 at Fiorano since 2018, and his general tendency to find the limit, such a margin wouldn🐭’t be entirely surprising.
However, such lap times ꩲshould be taken with a pinch of salt, considering it was just an early introduction to the new car rather than an actual qualifying session.
Brundle, th🐈e son of legendary broadcaster Martin, took to his X account to comment on rumours about Hamilton’s substantial deficit to his new teammate.
Brundl𒊎e wrote: “I know it’s not𒁏 the fastest news week until testing starts but this is like trying to evaluate football players based around how quickly they can put their boots on.”
claimed that Leclerc “was able to push” immediately during the Fiorano shakedown.As opposed to Hamilton, who “worked fundamentally t😼o gain more confidence and♍ refine his requests”.
Alarm bells won’t 🍃be ringing for the seven-time world🅷 champion just yet, with initial feedback from both drivers positive so far.
Hamilton will get another chance to drive the SF-25𝔍 later this week when pre-sꦓeason testing at the Bahrain International Circuit kicks off on Wednesday.
Hamilton and Leclerc will get 1.5 days each in the car before the season kicks off in Australi🌳a on March 16.
The same♓ report states that Ham🍸ilton and Leclerc appear aligned on what they want from the car in terms of setup changes.
After the various TPC tests, Hamilton asked fo🍸r minor tweaks - which will be fully implemented for Bahrain.
However, it w꧅as noted that there were “no strong differences” with Leclerc’s setup demands.

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