Lewis Hamilton has only accumulated 27 points in the current season of the Drivers’ Championship in 2024.
Lewis Hamilton has faced significant performance difficulties with the W15 car this year. The modifications made by Mercedes to their challenger have resulted in increased instability in the car, according to the Mercedes Director of Engineering.
Lewis Hamilton has not won a race since the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The seven-time world champion has faced numerous challenges with the Mercedes cars in recent years, but with the W15, Hamilton had an incredibly difficult start, only managing to score 27 points in the first six races.
The early races of the season have highlighted notable contrasts in the performance of the two Mercedes drivers, with [driver’s name] outperforming Hamilton on several occasions. One of the main factors contributing to this is Hamilton’s willingness to implement significant changes to his car.
Hamilton has always had the determination to extract the maximum potential from his vehicle, but unfortunately, this approach has had negative consequences for him this year. After being eliminated in Q1 following a successful P2 in the Shanghai Sprint, there are unresolved issues that need to be addressed before the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix.
Although Andrew Shovlin has acknowledged that Hamilton has been the architect of his own downfall, his teammate, George Russell, believes that Mercedes is heading in the right direction with the W15. Russell believes that the Brackley-based team has the potential to achieve remarkable feats in the upcoming 2024 season.
#ImolaGP 🇮🇹 | George Russell: «Estamos cientes do caminho que devemos seguir, mas é a base para o desenvolvimento que mantém as pessoas motivadas. Temos uma trajetória clara. Talvez tenhamos ido longe demais com as mudanças feitas neste carro e agora precisamos encontrar o equilíbrio certo.»…
A Mercedes ocupa atualmente a quarta posição no Campeonato de Construtores de 2024. A equipe até agora tem sido coadjuvante de equipes como Ferrari, McLaren e Red Bull. No entanto, considerando o otimismo expresso por Russell, será intrigante ver o desempenho da equipe no próximo evento de Imola!
