Lewis Hamilton’s arrival at Ferrari has fueled weeks of speculation that the seven-time champion could steer the Scuderia’s development in his direction. After Hungary, the Monegasque moved to cool the narrative,

Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur has admitted they “underestimated” the challenge of Lewis Hamilton switching F1 teams. Hamilton has struggled for form in his opening season at Ferrari. The seven-time world champion has finished no higher than fourth in a grand prix.

Ferrari “naively” assumed that Lewis Hamilton would adapt to life at Maranello relatively seamlessly. That is the admission made by team principal Fred Vasseur, who has since discovered that Hamilton is “not like Carlos Sainz”, who has been around the houses in his Formula 1 career.