Is Hamilton's Ferrari Dream Still Alive?
Sep.2 - Lewis Hamilton's tough start to life at Ferrari took another hit with a costly crash at Zandvoort.
The 40-year-old, who went into the summer break admitting he felt "useless" and fuelling retirement rumours, returned to action vowing to at least enjoy himself again. At Zandvoort, he looked more upbeat and aggressive - but still trailed teammate Charles Leclerc before crashing out.
"Apart from that, it was a really solid weekend," the seven-time world champion insisted. "I feel like we've made real progress. But it's also not normal for me to crash out of a race.
"I can't say much more than that."
Former F1 driver Ralf Schumacher, a frequent critic, told Sky Deutschland: "In German racing jargon, you'd say that was first-grade elementary school.
"I'm slowly becoming perplexed. On the one hand, he can do it, but he's putting himself under immense pressure. If something doesn't happen soon, he might be better off not continuing," said the German.
"It's tragic to see him like this."
Veteran Italian journalist Leo Turrini agreed in his Quotidiano blog: "A bad car isn't Hamilton's fault, but it is Hamilton's fault that he crashed all by himself.
"So the question returns - does Lewis still believe in it, or has he mentally pulled the plug, saturated with glory and money?"
Italy's wider press was equally scathing, indicating that the support centre around Maranello and beyond may be beginning to falter.
La Gazzetta dello Sport declared: "Ferrari is devastated, Hamilton is disastrous - a serious and unusual mistake."
Corriere della Sera added: "Hamilton's mistake was unforgivable, and with a five-place grid penalty for Monza, is the dream already over?"
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In a statement posted to social media on Tuesday, Hamilton announced that his Project 44 organisation has been rebranded as Lewis Hamilton Ventures.
He said: “I’m proud to introduce you all to LEWIS HAMILTON VENTURES, the organisation (previously known as Project 44) that houses and manages all aspects of my career and business ventures.
Take from that what you will......
No reason given?
Do we know weather his team warned him of the damp track on that bend or not?
Social media is so full of crap I don’t believe any of it.
Maybe the other nineteen drivers were told over the radio, thats probably it Blo
Yeah yeah.
HAM should retire. He is not going to win an 8th WDC no matter Wolff booms it up and no matter if HAM himself believes it.
He should be satisfied with what he had done in F1 and grateful that he picked Mercedes at the right time , that Merc had that dominant car for so long.
Alonso should also retire .
But if both want to stay in F1 they should as long as a team gives them a seat but will have to be content with running midfield or worse.
I don't see the reason why they would want to do that but if they do then back off them about retirement. At some point both of them will decide to stop or the choice will be taken out of their hands by the teams not offering them a seat.