Formula 1: Mercedes engineer Philipp Brandle feels Lewis Hamilton is not like Michael Schumacher: Mercedes engineer Philipp Brandle feels Lewis Hamilton ‘is not like Michael Schumacher’ after he compared both the seven-times F1 champions. Brandle, an aerodynamicist who burned through six years at Mercedes, claims Hamilton ‘needs to trust the vehicle’ consistently. Follow Formula 1 Live Updates on InsideSport.IN.
Brandle feels that the Brit doesn’t have the ‘technical knowledge’ in comparison to Michael Schumacher and thus this is the main reason Schumacher achieved so much success in the pinnacle of motorsport.
Formula 1: Mercedes engineer Philipp Brandle feels Lewis Hamilton ‘not like Micheal Schumacher’ as the Brit continues to struggle
“Lewis needs to have confidence in the car, which is very important to him. He’s not like [Michael] Schumacher and doesn’t have the technical background. But he can feel the car particularly well,” Brandle said.
Hamilton has a larger number of wins than Schumacher. However, both are tied on seven world titles. The Mercedes star was on the verge of surpassing Schumacher last year to a record eighth crown but he merely missed out in his battle with Max Verstappen.
LEWIS HAMILTON IS A SEVEN TIME WORLD CHAMPION!#TurkishGP 🇹🇷 #F1 pic.twitter.com/gOGfeEZxp8
— Formula 1 (@F1) November 15, 2020
The 2022 season has started on a torrid note for Mercedes as they find themselves third on the grid after failing to match the pace of Ferrari and Red Bull. The Silver Arrows team have been majorly hit by Porpoising and they still have found no cures to the issue.
Formula 1: Mercedes engineer Philipp Brandle feels Lewis Hamilton ‘not like Micheal Schumacher’ as the Brit continues to struggle
However, Hamilton has struggled this year in comparison to his new teammate George Russell. The previous Williams man has beaten the former champion in each race bar one this season and is more than 30 points ahead in the drivers’ title. On top of it, Russell has finished all the seven races in the top five this year.
George’s remarkable run continues 💪#MonacoGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/ji9ogCZQBY
— Formula 1 (@F1) May 29, 2022
Hamilton has faith in his team and also in the people who are working in the factory to turn things around and get the best out of their W13 challenger. He also feels that the team needs to improve this year’s car rather than moving their focus on the 2023 car.
In Spain, Mercedes showed immense improvement but things were the same in Monaco. They were severely bouncing on the straight lines and were not able to find any kind of race pace.
Formula 1: Mercedes engineer Philipp Brandle feels Lewis Hamilton ‘not like Micheal Schumacher’ as the Brit continues to struggle
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