Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton has been caught off guard in a confusing move made by his Ferrari F1 team. It has taken some adjusting for the 40-year-old to get comfortable at the Scuderia,

Lewis Hamilton finds himself up against a “younger generation” of drivers better equipped to excel in the current Formula 1 cars. This is the verdict cast by former F1 driver Giedo van der Garde, who thus warns Hamilton that this is currently “a problem he can’t get out of” after a mixed start to life as a Ferrari driver.

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