{"id":212606,"date":"2025-06-25T07:54:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T07:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/212606\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T07:54:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T07:54:08","slug":"lewis-hamilton-habits-hint-dropped-after-brutal-ferrari-transition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/212606\/","title":{"rendered":"Lewis Hamilton \u2018habits\u2019 hint dropped after \u2018brutal\u2019 Ferrari transition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Has Lewis Hamilton fallen into a set of Mercedes-related habits that are causing him grief now that he\u2019s made the swap to Ferrari?<\/strong><\/p>\n

That\u2019s the thinking of rookie Isack Hadjar, the Racing Bulls driver who grew up watching Hamilton race.<\/p>\n

Hadjar: Lewis Hamilton\u2019s team swap \u201chas been brutal\u201d<\/p>\n

Can a Formula 1 rookie truly understand the mindset of a veteran driver struggling with the first major team swap of his career? It\u2019s hard to think so \u2014 but Isack Hadjar may have hit the nail on the head when it comes to Lewis Hamilton.<\/p>\n

In a new interview with Mundo Deportivo<\/strong>, the Racing Bulls discussed his impressive performance in the F1 2025 season, which has seen him overcome a disappointing inaugural race in Australia by becoming one of the highest-scoring rookies of the year.<\/p>\n

He credits his success to being able to adapt quickly to the Formula 1 car.<\/p>\n

\u201cI needed those tests in Bahrain to finally do my best in an F1 car for three days,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter that, honestly, I went to Melbourne and felt quite familiar. Since then, I\u2019ve been learning more and more. I\u2019m getting more used to it and more used to working with the guys.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Hadjar claims that his successful transition to the top tier of international motorsport isn\u2019t a surprise; he felt ready for the move.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s why I came to F1, actually,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are F1 drivers. I think every rookie has adapted very quickly. It\u2019s a good generation, I would say. We learned a very high level in F3 and F2.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mundo Deportivo<\/strong>\u00a0then brought up Lewis Hamilton as an example of a driver who also made a major car swap this year, only for it to backfire. But Hadjar argues that Hamilton is at a much different stage in his career.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, but they are cases that have been with the same car for many years and they have habits and the change is more brutal,\u201d Hadjar explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t have any habits, you know? I\u2019m in an F1 car, the year before I was in F2, before F3. So I keep changing, I keep adapting. I don\u2019t have any habits, and having habits is the worst thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the move to Ferrari, Hamilton would be racing with a non-Mercedes power unit for the first time in his career. It would also be his first team swap in just under a decade and a half, in the midst of a regulatory set he had been struggling with. Hopes were high, but Hamilton has continued to find the move challenging.<\/p>\n

Still, for Hadjar, Hamilton is an inspiration.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think growing up, I was more of a fan of Hamilton\u2019s driving style,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis race management when he was in the Mercedes. I wasn\u2019t watching the Grand Prix, I was just putting on Lewis\u2019 on-board camera and watching the race. I learned a lot from him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now that they\u2019re competitors, Hadjar says \u201cit\u2019s always nice to race with him, to spend time with him. Sometimes talking to him is great, because he\u2019s someone I\u2019ve supported since I was very young.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd now being together with him is\u2026 meeting his father is also\u2026 it\u2019s great, we get along well. Obviously there\u2019s a big age gap. There\u2019s a lot of respect.\u201d<\/p>\n

Respect \u2014 but not advice.<\/p>\n

Hadjar said, \u201cHe doesn\u2019t give me much either because we\u2019re still rivals. If I need advice, I ask them, but I don\u2019t need help. I don\u2019t like to ask for help. I like to learn on my own.\u201d<\/p>\n

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