Former McLaren mechanic Marc Priestley seems on the award-winning podcast Fuelling Round to debate this season’s Formulation 1 Drivers’ Championship, his profession and what it’s like working within the sport.
Priestley began working for McLaren in 1999 on the Australian Grand Prix however left on the finish of the 2009 season to give attention to his media profession.
The Formulation 1 persona sat down with Jason Plato and Dave Vitty to debate what he’s been as much as in recent times, his ideas on Lewis Hamilton becoming a member of Ferrari and his time within the paddock.
Marc Priestley on Lewis Hamilton becoming a member of Ferrari in 2025
Throughout a wide-ranging chat, Priestley defined why he thinks Hamilton has struggled within the Mercedes automotive this yr and why Ferrari have signed him as an alternative of renewing Carlos Sainz’s deal.
“I feel he (Carlos Sainz) has had the perfect yr of his life,” Priestley revealed.
“It’s onerous although as a result of via no fault of his personal, he’s not been dropped due to his performances, he acquired dropped purely as a result of they (Ferrari) had a chance to signal a seven-time world champion and also you get that and perceive it.
“I feel followers will take a look at the choice at Ferrari they usually’ll say ‘Have a look at Lewis’ performances proper now, after which take a look at Carlos’ efficiency proper now, they’ve made a horrible mistake at Ferrari and they need to’ve caught with Carlos.’
“And to some extent, by way of the longer efficiency of Ferrari, Carlos has acquired a bit extra longevity in him than Lewis has. I feel we will all agree on that.
“However Lewis’ efficiency this yr within the Mercedes has clearly disappeared, and it’s clearly disappeared even compared to his personal team-mate (George Russell) notably in qualifying. He simply can’t match him.
“I’ve at all times had this concept about Formulation 1 drivers and I can in all probability apply it to Daniel Ricciardo in current instances, possibly even Sergio Perez within the Pink Bull which we all know is an effective automotive – they’re so particular fashionable Formulation 1 automobiles by way of how they must be pushed.
“Significantly this new era of automobiles, is it only a case {that a} sure kind of automotive’s attribute doesn’t swimsuit a specific driver’s driving fashion, and a few of them discover it onerous to adapt to that.
“It’s not like Lewis has misplaced expertise, simply is it this explicit automotive doesn’t swimsuit the way in which that he drives?”
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