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Hamilton: Ferrari doing a better job but will falter
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MERCEDES is playing catch-up but Ferrari will falter, Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton said after German rival Sebastian Vettel won in Canada on Sunday to take over at the top of the drivers’ standings.
Vettel’s victory, at a track where Hamilton has dominated in the past but at which he could manage only fifth place this time, left the quadruple world champions a single point apart after seven races.
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff, whose team still leads the constructors’ standings, called it a wake-up call but Hamilton made clear that he was already fully aware of the threat.
“We all know they (Ferrari) have generally had a slightly better package all round, they’ve been doing a slightly better job so we’ve got to do more,” the Briton told reporters. “We’ve got to keep working. And I think we just need to stay positive.
“There’s no reason to lose control or anything like that, we just need to keep doing what we’re doing and keep our heads down and keep pushing because they will falter. We have to keep applying the pressure.”
Hamilton struggled with engine temperatures during the race, the Briton already up against it with a power unit on its 7th outing against rivals who brought upgrades to Montreal
Mercedes had planned to have the latest specification on track but delayed it due to quality concerns. It will need to have that resolved in time for the next race, the French Grand at the Paul Ricard Circuit at Le Castellet next week, a venue that has been off the calendar since 1990 and represents new ground for all the drivers. “We didn’t apply the pressure this weekend, but I’m really going to make sure that we come back strong at the next race,” Hamilton added.
The races are coming thick and fast now, with Austria and Britain on successive weekends after France in a triple-header before Germany and Hungary lead into the August break.
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