Lewis Hamilton did not surprise Aldo Costa

The words of Aldo Costa

Aldo Costa è one who having worked with both Schumacher and Hamilton can venture a comparison: "Michael and Lewis are less distant than one might imagine – the words to quotidiano.net -. Both have always had a very analytical approach. They are meticulous, very professional. They know that at certain levels it is the details that shift the balance, that determine the outcome. They belong to cultures that are not overlapping. Schumacher è he was the last driver of an era when cars were developed on the track, through continuous testing on the asphalt. And in this he was formidable, unique I dare say. Lewis belongs to the time of the simulator. He doesn’t fit in, the rules" have changed.

"In short: Michael was always behind the wheel, Hamilton almost never becauseé he can&eograve; not. It is no coincidence that when Schumi returned to racing in 2010, with no more circuit testing, he found himself badly, he really hated the simulator. Schumi determined tire development with his testing, because he’could. In the era of Hamilton, the tires are baptized first by the sole supplier, and the greatness of the driver lies in the ability to make the most out of tires that he does not know, that he did not help to choose beforehand. And in this he è an absolute master, as Michael was in his world”.

Hamilton’s move to Ferrari did not surprise Aldo Costa: “He è an instinctive one. He followed his heart. It è not a turn dictated by the God of money. Whether he will è someone with him? In 2013 he showed up in Mercedes alone and they called him crazy, you know how it è went”.