Lewis Hamilton revealed on Thursday he had prepared his own reports to present to Ferrari’s senior management during a series of recent meetings in a bid to power the team to a first world title since 2008.<\/p>\n
The seven-time world champion told a news conference ahead of this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix that he was not prepared to accept the fate of other multiple world champions like Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel.<\/p>\n
“If you look at the team over the last 20 years, they’ve had amazing drivers like Kimi (Raikkonen), Fernando and Sebastian, all world champions, but they (Alonso and Vettel) didn’t win a world championship with Ferrari — and I refuse for that to be the case with me,” he said.<\/p>\n
“So I am going the extra mile and I’ve been fortunate to have experiences in two other great teams — and whilst things will be different because of the culture, if you take the same path, you will get the same results.”<\/p>\n
Hamilton added: “I am trying to create allies in the organisation and get them geed up. I am here to win, and this is crunch time for me.<\/p>\n
“I truly believe in the potential of the team. I really believe they can win multiple world championships moving forward. They already have an amazing legacy, but… during my time, that is my sole goal.”<\/p>\n
Raikkonen was Ferrari’s last drivers’ champion in Hamilton’s maiden season in Formula One in 2007, while their most recent constructors’ title came the following season when the now 40-year-old Briton won his first individual title with McLaren.<\/p>\n
Hamilton left McLaren for Mercedes and went on to win six more drivers’ championships before joining Ferrari this year.<\/p>\n
He and team-mate Charles Leclerc have struggled and are without a win, while Hamilton is without a podium success at the halfway stage of the 24-race campaign.<\/p>\n
Hamilton revealed these results pushed him to hold meetings with Ferrari chairman John Elkann, Chief Executive Officer Benedetto Vigna and team boss Fred Vasseur, having prepared his own detailed documents.<\/p>\n
“The reason is that I see a huge amount of potential within this team,” he said. “Nothing comes close to the passion, but it is a huge organisation and there are a lot of moving parts, not all of which are firing on all cylinders.<\/p>\n
“Ultimately, that is why the team has not had the success I think it deserves and so I feel it is my job to challenge every area, to challenge everybody in the team, and particularly the guys at the top, making decisions.”<\/p>\n
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