René Arnoux has doubts about Lewis Hamilton

Arnoux’s words

René Arnoux told the Gazzetta dello Sport about Ferrari: "We hope that Vasseur has found a competitive car. Because é in the end è that’s what it’s all about. In my day, the driver was worth 60 percent of the performance and the car 40 percent. Today the percentages have reversed. So è it’s all about that. Look at Hamilton last year, he almost never had the competitive car and had modest races compared to his extraordinary career. My doubts are about Lewis Hamilton".

"F.1 is not è only driving. É a sport. And at 40 years old you can no longer be what you were. The speed and the grit are no longer the same. You have something less, and in F1 you only have to lose a tenth a lap: the gap becomes big. I believe moreù in Leclerc".

"Leclerc moreù favored than Hamilton, then? In my opinion sì. Meanwhile, I hope he doesn’t only want to win Monte Carlo and Monza. I don’t say that last year he thought so; even Ferrari at a certain time was not as he hoped. Forò to win the championship you need continuity. And you need to start strong right away. Hamilton may be able to win a few races, but at his age it seems difficult to me that he can be at the top for 24 GPs. And when I hear Charles say he has to learn from Lewis, it makes me laugh. È in his seventh year at Ferrari, Hamilton will haveà to learn more than him in terms of adaptation".

Fitting comment on Antonelli: "These young guys are good. Forò between F.2 and F.1 there isn’t a step, there are five steps. I think it’ll take a good chunk of the season before we get everything right. They can be competitive right away, maybe for about 20 laps, they will hardly be competitive for the whole race. It takes time to get used to the’car, the braking, even the duration of the GP".