Ex-F1 driver Ralf Schumacher believes168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Lewis Hamilton is still capable of pe💟rforming at this very best, declaring, “China was no accident”.

Hamilt🍒on has endured a difficult start to his career at Ferrari.

The only highlight, so far at least, was his sprint race victory in Shanꦬghai.

The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix proved to be the low point for Hamilton as he finished over 30 seconds behind Ferrari teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc. 

Hamilton was left perplexed by his lack of pac💫e, conceding that there’s no quick “fix”.

With this weekend’s Miami Grand Prix a sprint weekend, Hamilton will hope to replicate what he did in 💯China, wh🎀ich also featured the unique weekend format. 

Speaking on the Sౠky Germany’s podcast, Schumacher 🔥weighed in on Hamilton’s struggles at Ferrari.

“The expectations are vꦰery high, and Ferrari wants value for money,” Schumacher said.

“That means he has to make sure he performs. He probably will, because China was no acci🍒dent.

“It’s not that he can’t do it. He just has to find the conditions and the car that suits him, and there are definitely ciꦅ🍰rcuits coming up that suit him.

“If he gi😼ves up now, it would be very early. I can hardly beli𒊎eve that, but if he does, then of course the team will be fully focused on Charles Leclerc, and developing the car more in his direction. 

“You can’t develop t🐟wo cars in one team, it doesn’t work. The co𝐆urse is then clear.”

Schumacher puts forward retirement scenario

Hamilton’s diffi💜culties can be traced back to the start of the ‘ground effect’ era in 2022.

While he performed well alongside George Russell over their first two years as teammates, the seven-time world champion was outclass൲ed in his final season at Mercedes👍. 

ﷺSchumacher believes that if Hamilton’s difficulties continu🌊e, he could contemplate retirement.

“He just can’t cope with the car,” Schumacherꦗ added. “We talk a lot abo𓂃ut Lando Norris [and his lack of belief], but it’s almost worse with him. You can see that he’s really slumped over. If you’re standing there at some point and have no more resources and are permanently slower, then you lose everything. 

“I know from my own experience: if it goes🌱 on ✨like this, it’s no fun anymore. Then at some point, he wakes up in the morning and thinks to himself: ‘Why am I doing this to myself? I’m no longer having fun, I can’t do it anymore. I’m getting in the way of my team.’

“If it goes on like this, there’s a risk that at some point he’ll say: ‘Look, I don’t want this anymore. I want to live my life now, I’m 40 years old. I’m so rich, I’m not doing this to myself anymore. Obviously it’s not work🌃ing out for some reason.’

“It’s a huge project that Ferrari and Hamilton had in mind, but at the momღent he’s a long way away from Charles Leclerc. I wouldn’t have thought it would be so extreme.

“However, China also showed that as soon as he gets into the car and the track and the car suit him, he delivers. There’s still 🗹something to come.”