Lewis Hamilton has revealed his written feedback to Ferrari is not a set of instructions as others have claimed, as he continues to struggle in Maranello.
The 40-year-old has endured a torrid opening half of the season, as his dream Ferrari move has not worked out as planned.
Hamilton has regular meetings with upper management at Ferrari as they aim to improve the car. The seven-time champion has been writing feedback to the team, but he insists it is not a set of instructions.
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“After the first few races, I did a full document for the team. Then during this break, I had another two documents that I sent in,” he told Sky.
The Ferrari driver has insisted he is not giving the team instructions
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“There were no orders for the team in those documents,
“There were just ideas like: ‘What if we did this?’, ‘Have we already tried this?’, ‘With this we could streamline some areas or we could improve.’
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“It was just a matter of wanting to open a dialogue, and Fred (Vasseur) was very receptive."
The Briton shocked the world last year when he revealed he would be leaving Mercedes after 12 years and joining Ferrari to live out his childhood dream.
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| ReutersBut that dream has not gone to plan so far, as Hamilton has yet to step foot on the podium in red, with his only joy coming with a sprint pole and sprint win in China, the second race of the season.
The feedback from Hamilton covered “engine for next year, front suspension, rear suspension” and “issues that I have with this car” – as well as “structural adjustments” to improve Ferrari’s overall performance.
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On the other hand, his team-mate Charles Leclerc is not making written notes, but he is working with the team.
“I’m not creating documents on my side, but I’m definitely having meetings whenever I’m back in Maranello,” Leclerc said. “Every single driver has their way of feeding back the team.
Charles Leclerc revealed he has a different way of communicating with the team to Lewis Hamilton
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“I have my way, which is different compared to Lewis, but that doesn’t mean I’m left out."
Both drivers will be looking to help improve the team through the summer break and into the second half of the campaign, as Ferrari aim to break their run without a championship that runs all the way back to 2008.