Lewis Hamilton: Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur defends driver's form in X-rated rant after Saudi Arabian GP

21 April 2025, 12:18 | Updated: 22 April 2025, 06:11

Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur has defended Lewis Hamilton's early-season form in an X-rated rant following another disappointing weekend for the seven-time world champion at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Hamilton qualified and finished the race in seventh at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, and was comprehensively outperformed by his team-mate Charles Leclerc, who took third to claim Ferrari's first grand prix podium of the season.

Aside from taking pole for and winning the Sprint at the second round of the season in China, Hamilton has endured an extremely underwhelming start to life with Ferrari following his blockbuster switch from Mercedes.

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