Charles Leclerc sets eyes on Lewis Hamilton’s engineer chats at Ferrari

Charles Leclerc aims to learn the way Lewis Hamilton operates with his race engineer in hopes of replicating the latter's success.

Charles Leclerc sets eyes on Lewis Hamilton’s engineer chats at Ferrari

Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton (via Scuderia Ferrari)

Lewis Hamilton is set to start the 2025 season with Ferrari as the pre-season test nears. The Briton is expected to help the Italian constructor return to its former glory alongside Charles Leclerc. Ahead of the first race, Leclerc has highlighted the key areas he hopes to learn from the seven-time champion.

Lewis Hamilton is known for his impressive feedback over car problems. Charles Leclerc insisted that Hamilton was joining Ferrari at the right time despite some critics raising doubts. The Monegasque noted that it was ‘cool’ to analyze Hamilton’s communication with race engineers and understand the reasons behind his success.

I think Lewis is coming into the team in [at] the right time. He’s achieved so much, it’s super interesting, and it’s super cool for me to be able to analyse how he actually works day to day with his engineers.

Charles Leclerc told MotorsportWeek

Leclerc further pointed out that he needed to learn the points that Hamilton paid particular attention to. The 27-year-old aims to replicate the Briton’s championship-winning success. Despite entering his seventh year with Ferrari, Leclerc seems eager to learn how Hamilton operates with the team.

What are the comments that he makes, what are the things that he puts particular attention on, because obviously it’s been a very successful approach.

Charles Leclerc added

Charles Leclerc claims he ‘only sees positives’ over Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari switch

Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari switch remained highly debated as multiple people believed him to be out of his prime. However, Hamilton has set his eyes on winning his record-breaking eighth championship with the Italian constructor.

Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton (via IMAGO)
Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton (via IMAGO)

Speaking about the overwhelming support surrounding Hamilton’s first visit to Maranello, Leclerc expressed that he sees only positives in the move. Moreover, the 27-year-old revealed that there was ‘craziness’ around the Fiorano track during their testing sessions.

I can obviously see the craziness. We’re in Fiorano — we drove the car and I can see the craziness around the track and that’s amazing to see. I only see the positives.

Charles Leclerc said, as reported by racer.com

Ferrari’s recently improving pace is already a highly motivating factor for Hamilton ahead of his first race. Multiple teams and drivers have set their eyes on the prize in the final year of the ground-effect era. Time will tell about how the intra-team battle at Ferrari pans out in the upcoming season.