Lewis Hamilton’s sprint win for Ferrari in China means he has “exceeded expectations” in early days with team, says Jamie Chadwick; Hamilton’s best finish in main races is seventh in Japan Lewis Hamilton has “exceeded expectations” at Ferrari but will struggle to “make a dent” at this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix, says Le Mans Series driver Jamie Chadwick. Hamilton’s best result for the Scuderia across the first three races of 2025 was seventh place in Japan last Sunday. He came 10th on his team debut in Australia and was disqualified in China due to excessive plank wear after finishing sixth.
However, the seven-time world champion won the sprint race in China and said after the Japanese Grand Prix that Ferrari had now pinpointed an underperforming issue on his car that he hopes can lead to an improvement.
“The performance we witnessed in China was undoubtedly a significant step in just two races. This car has a lot of new features for him.
He has discussed the possibility that there is a problem that has existed in the previous races and has somewhat hampered performance.
