Lewis Hamilton “exceeded expectations” in Ferrari, but he will try to “do Dent” on this weekend Bahrain Grand Prix, says the driver of the Le Mans series Jamie Chadwick.
The best result of Hamilton for Scuderia across the first three races of 2025 was seventh in Japan last Sunday. He came to 10. The place on his team debut in Australia and was disqualified in China for excessive wear of the board after completion of the sixth.
However, the seven -time world champion won the sprint race in China and said after the Japanese Grand Prix Ferrari has now determined a problem with insufficient performance on his car He hopes that he can lead to improvement, with Italian clothing 76 points per McLaren at the designer championship.
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Hamilton in Japan revealed that Ferrari “found something on the car that was insufficiently powerful”
Chadwick said that Sky Sports News About Hamilton-Ferrari’s partnership: “I think it has exceeded expectations in some respects.
“What we saw in China was definitely a big step in two races that could perform like this. There are so many new ones in this car.
“He was talking about the potentially some existing problem that has been there in the last few races, which is a bit of a performance.
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Hamilton led from beginning to end when he claimed his first victory with Ferrari in sprint at the Chinese Grand Prix
“(Bahrain) is a trace that he knows very well that Ferrari of testing, so hopefully give them a little better window.
“But probably, with McLaren, it will be hard for them to really.”
“Bahrain track will suit McLaren”
McLaren won the first two Grands Prix of the season, with the leader of the Lando Norris championship triumphs in Melbourne before Oscar Piastri secured victory in China.
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The most important points from the Japanese Grand Prix when Max Verstappen held McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri
Max Verstappen Red Bull broke the woking team monopoly by winning in JapanWith the main team’s main Christian Horner, he describes performance as “Inch-Perfect”.
The Dutchman grabbed the position of the pole with a record of Suzuka on his bike and then put Norris and Piastriho in the race to win this Grands Prix for the fourth consecutive season.
Chadwick, however, feels that McLaren could have boss Fourth round in BahrainWhere pre -season testing took place, he added: “It’s a track that suits them.
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Martin Brundle Sky Sports F1 breaks down the best chances of winning in the Bahrain Grand Prix.
“During pre -season testing, conditions were quite different from what I think it would be under much warmer conditions this weekend.
“For example, Mercedes tends to run better in colder conditions, while McLaren is good in hot conditions, so it will change a little who is where, I think.
“The thing about Bahrain is that everyone is done with a lot of wheels, so it’s very close. Everyone is quite dialed, teams and drivers.
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The F1 Show podcast panel discusses whether McLaren could do more to help their drivers catch Verstappen in Suzuka
“I think drivers can change. If you make a mistake in the last moments of the last qualification, then it will be a difference.
“Both McLaren drivers are obviously very close, but the point is to put it together. This weekend will be the same – who can do the best.”
Bahrain GP Sky Sports F1
Thursday 10th April
- 14:00: Driver’s press conference
Friday 11th April
- 8.50: 00: Practice F3
- 10:00: Practice F2
- 12:00: Bahrain GP Practice One (session starts at 12:30)*
- 1.55: 00: Qualification F3
- 2,40: 00: Qualification F2
- 15:35: Bahrain GP Practice Two (session starts at 16:00)
- 17:15: Show F1
Saturday 12th April
- 11.10: 10: F3 Sprint Race
- 13:15: Bahrain GP Practice Three (session starts at 13:30)
- 15:10: F2 Sprint
- 16:10: Bahrain GP qualification accumulation
- 17:00: Bahrain GP qualification
- 19:00: Ted’s qualifying notebook
Sunday 13th April
- 10.50: 00: F3 Feature race
- 12.20pm: F2 Feature Race
- 14:30: Bahrain GP Building: Grand Prix Sunday
- 16:00: Bahrain Grand Prix
- 18:00: Bahrain GP Reaction: Chessboard
- 19:00: Ted’s notebook
*Live also at the main Sky Sports event
Formula 1 continues its triple header in Sakhir for Bahrain Grand Prix this weekend, live on Sky Sports F1. Stream Sky Sports with now – no contract whenever cancel
