This time, Giedo van der Garde offered some harsh words to the suffering seven-time world champion, warning: There is very little he is showing compared to Charles Leclerc.
But according to the Dutchman, there is an even bigger problem, and that is that Lewis Hamilton seems to be losing all his self-confidence. This will push him further down the slope:
"In Jeddah we saw again what we have seen so far. He had no pace, zero. Leclerc was taking half to two seconds off him per lap, then they stopped him 30 seconds behind the finish line. I don't think he even knows where he is in front anymore, he really has very serious problems. His loss is too great and it looks more and more like he can't overcome this burden on his own. Moreover, his self-confidence also seems to be declining, which is completely unusual for him...
"This is a very bad sign for the rest of the season. He is a driver who needs confidence and faith in the car, and these are two things that he doesn't show at all. I don't think he can solve this situation... As I said, if you get 30 seconds from your teammate, it can be very demoralizing. Apart from the Chinese sprint qualifying, he finished behind Leclerc every time, and by a significant margin. Leclerc got into his head and he won't just walk away from there." - Giedo van der Garde assessed.
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