Lewis Hamilton’s underwhelming start to the 2024 Formula 1 season is proof his bombshell Ferrari signing was the “right decision”, according to former Haas team principal Guenther Steiner.
The seven-time world champion stunned the F1 community earlier this year by ending his successful 12-year tenure at Mercedes to join Ferrari in 2025.
Over the weekend, Ferrari secured a 1-2 finish at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne while neither of the Mercedes drivers completed the race. Hamilton, who failed to qualify for Q3 the previous afternoon, retired on Lap 17 due to engine problems while teammate George Russell crashed out on the
completed the race. Hamilton, who failed to qualify for Q3 the previous afternoon, retired on Lap 17 due to engine problems while teammate George Russell crashed out on the penultimate lap.
Ferrari is currently second on the constructors’ standings after three races with 93 points, comfortably ahead of fourth-placed Mercedes with 26. Hamilton’s best result of the season to date has been his seventh-placed finish at March’s Bahrain Grand Prix.
season I’ve ever had … it’s worse than 2009,” Hamilton said on Sunday.
“It’s tough on the spirit. I think for everyone in the team, when so much work has gone on throughout the winter for everybody and you come in excited, motivated and driven, and then you’re with the mindset that you’re going to be fighting for wins, and then obviously that’s not the case.
“It’s challenging, but I continue to be inspired by the people I work with. They continue to put in the effort and show up, and that’s the most important thing.”
