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; watch every session of Bahrain Grand Prix weekend on Sky Sports F1 from Friday
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.
FORMULA ONE THUR 1, 1:00
WINNER
Constructors Championship
MCLAREN
1/4
FERRARI
12/1
RED BULL
20/1
MERCEDES
20/1
ASTON MARTIN
1000/1
RACING BULLS
1000/1
WILLIAMS
1000/1
ALPINE
2000/1
HAAS
2000/1
SAUBER
2000/1
Hamilton revealed in Japan that Ferrari have ‘found something on the car that has been underperforming’
Chadwick told Sky Sports News about the Hamilton-Ferrari partnership: “I think it’s exceeded expectations in some ways.
“What we saw in China was definitely a big step in just two races to be performing like that. There’s so much new to him in this car.
“He’s talked about there potentially being a bit of an existing issue that’s been there in the last few races that’s kind of hindered performance a little bit.
