Lewis Hamilton fears Ferrari's performance level in China

In terms of pure performance, the Ferrari SF90 seemed a step above during the last Bahrain Grand Prix, Charles Leclerc being deprived of victory only due to a short circuit in the injection system, as confirmed by Scuderia Ferrari yesterday at the end of the day.

A level reached by car Italian who seems to worry Lewis Hamilton in view of the next Chinese Grand Prix, next weekend in Shanghai. « If Ferrari maintains the same top speed in the next race, we will see them disappear into the distance without being able to catch up. » admits the Briton Mercedes.

The reigning world champion, however, remains measured in the long term, each circuit being able to bring its own truth from one Grand Prix to another, thus better responding to the qualities of the W10 or the SF90 depending on the situation.

“We are only two races into this season and one was a mirror image of the other, Hamilton analyzes. The first, we were very fast and ahead of the competition, the second it was the opposite with Ferrari at the forefront in terms of performance.

Like every year, we will have to wait several races to get a clear idea of ​​the hierarchy, but I expect the dynamics to change from one weekend to the next. ".

Discover the full report and analysis of the Bahrain Grand Prix, produced by our special correspondents on the Sakhir track, in AUTO issue 2210hebdo, available in digital version and on newsstands.