This time, Giedo van der Garde offered the suffering seven-time world champion a few unsolicited words, warning: He produces very, very little compared to Charles Leclerc.
But there is a bigger problem, according to the Dutchman, and that is that Lewis Hamilton seems to be losing all his confidence. And this will push him further down the slope:
"We saw the same thing in Jeddah. He had no pace, zero. Leclerc beat him by one and a half to two seconds per lap, and then he was waved off 30 behind. I don't think he really knows where the front is anymore, he actually has very serious problems. His disadvantage is too big, and it increasingly seems that he won't be able to overcome this burden alone. In addition, his self-confidence seems to be waning, which is completely unusual for him...
"These are very bad omens for the rest of the season. He is a driver who needs confidence and faith in the car, and these are two things that he absolutely does not show. I don't think he will be able to solve this situation... As I said, when you get 30 seconds from your teammate, it can be very demoralizing. Apart from the Chinese sprint qualifying, he finished behind Leclerc every other time, and by a significant margin. Leclerc has got into his head and he is not going to leave there anytime soon," Giedo van der Garde said.
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