The top of an period, however with out regretsAfter twelve years of nice success, the paths of Lewis Hamilton and Peter Bonnington, one of the iconic pairs in System 1 historical past, will separate. Though there was a lot speak in current months concerning the doable arrival of the Briton at Maranello, “Bono” in the end determined to stick with Mercedes, with Kimi Antonelli prepared to start his journey at Brackley alongside one of the extremely regarded race engineers.
“I’m actually pleased for Bono,” commented Lewis Hamilton just a few weeks in the past. “I simply wished him to do what was finest for him. At this level in his life, he wanted to make the perfect determination for what can be finest for him and his household. This doesn’t change something, actually, between us. We gained’t be working aspect by aspect on daily basis anymore, which can be unhappy for each of us, however we’ll at all times be a part of one another’s lives. Bono is my brother.” – the long run Ferrari driver added.
Nevertheless, based on Rob Smedley, who together with Felipe Massa fashioned one other historic duo at Ferrari from 2006 to 2013, the cut up couldn’t have come at a greater time for each.
“A driver like Lewis chooses his workforce,” stated the 50-year-old from Middlesbrough on the System For Success podcast. “When a seven-time world champion chooses your workforce to return work in, I don’t suppose he must carry an entourage with him. And I’ve at all times spoken about this publicly, each for Lewis himself, I believe, but in addition for individuals like Bono. I believe it’s a reasonably harmful sport to observe the motive force.”
“As a result of if the motive force falls out of favor or decides after a yr that this isn’t for him, he can’t take the entourage with him. So I believe Lewis did the precise factor. Clearly, he would have had ‘Crew LH’ round him, his administration, his trainers, and other people like that, however I believe attempting to carry engineers alongside would have been a little bit of a misstep.”
Rob Smedley then added: “I believe the workforce (Ferrari) will welcome him. When you come there with a fame just like the one Lewis has for with the ability to ship outcomes, the workforce will rally round him and embrace him warmly.” – he defined.
“Then Lewis has to do his half as effectively. He completely has to do his half, accepting the workforce’s tradition and never staying on the sidelines. If he manages that, they’ll love him. He’ll be strolling a effective line. He’s a seven-time world champion coming into your workforce, who has chosen your workforce over the one he’s been together with his entire life, all of a sudden leaving all that and its legacy behind to decide on you. That offers you an enormous enhance of confidence. And if everybody works that further 1% tougher or smarter, then nice issues can occur.” – the previous Ferrari race engineer concluded.
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Oct 1, 2024
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