Ex-F1 driver says Ferrari “need to choose” if Lewis Hamilton gets No1 treatment
Lewis Hamilton or Charles Leclerc? Ferrari told to pick a No1 d💜river

Ferrari must eventually decide whether 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton is treated as their No1 driver, it🐷 has been c🃏laimed.
Hamilton will debut for Ferrari at this weekend’s F1 20ꦡ25 season-opening Australian Grand Prix, traditionally a happy hunting ground for both driver and team.
Charles Leclerc is H🥃amilton’s new te𒈔ammate, a serial grand prix winner with his own ambition of winning the drivers’ title.
Broadcaster Laura Winter told the F1 Nation podcast that she is interested by “how Ferrari place the onus, whether there is a No1 🐠or a No2, and how that is decided”.
She questioned: “You have Leclerc, Ferrari’s p🍰rodigal son, and a seven-time champion. So who gets priority?
“Do Ferrari stick to their plan of: whoever qualifies best is No1 on t🍨he road?
“That’s one of the 🍬dynamics that I am really intrigued by.”
Romain Grosjean, the ex-F🌊1 dri𒁃ver, said: “McLaren is also in this tough position.
“Leclerc has won Monza and Monaco f𝐆or Ferrari but Hamilton is one of the biggest names in the sport.
“My guess? Charles, at the start, gets No 1 treatmen💝t because he knows the car and the team better.
“But if things go that Lewis starts being the lead d꧒river🦋? Then they will need to choose.
“You need to choose who will beꩲ your lead driver and who will go for the championsh👍ip.”
Ferrari🍃 opted not to name a clear No1 driver under team principal Fred Vasseur’s leadership when they had Leclerc and Carlos Sainz.
Both drivers were instead able to win grands prix foꦏr Ferra🌜ri.
McLaren, with Lando Norris anꦜd Oscar Piastri, found themselves in a 🎶similar boat last year.
Red Bull, by contrast, prioritise Max Verstappen at all cosﷺts and he will vie for a fifth drivers’ title in a row in 2025.
Lewis Hamilton told to adapt quickly to Ferrari
ꦡWheth♛er Hamilton can stun Verstappen by claiming his record eighth title may depend on how swiftly he is immersed into his new surroundings.
“The adaptation? Ninety-nine percent is already aꩲdapted,” said former Renault, Lotus and Haas driver Grosjean.
“He is one of t🦄he most talented drivers, he knows how to drive a car. It doesn’t matter the colour, it doesn’t matter what the shape of the steering wheel is, he’s going to be fast.
“In Formula 1, it’s the last person who makes a difference. Gett𓆏ing there takes some time. Understanding the language of the engineers, understanding what the car needs to be fast, what the philosophy is.
“I was lucky to drive a Mercedes and a Ferrari engine. They are 100% different, alm💞ost the opposite.
“Where Lewis has a great help is ☂with Fred Vasseur. I drove for Fred in junior categories. It’s difficult to explain what he does, but he does it well!
“For Lewis, ha🍃ving his comfort and support - someo꧑ne he can rely on - will make it easier.
“I’m not s🙈aying he won’t win in Melbourne because Ferrari is always strong there.
“But it can take time to get adapted. Sometimes it goes♏ smoothly and everything works well, sometimes🍃 it takes more work.”

James was a sports journ🉐alist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to footballꦜ, to F1.