Martin Brundle's emphatic view as Ferrari make key change after Lewis Hamilton complaint
Ferrari's latest change is likely to be good news for Lewis Hamilton.
Ferrari may have done Lewis Hamilton a big favour by making an important change for 2025 if Martin Brundle's comments are anything to go by.
Hamilton is gearing up for his debut campaign with the Italian team, having left Mercedes at the end of last season. His final year with the Silver Arrows was full of frustration, with things rarely going his way in qualifying or races.
His penultimate campaign at Mercedes was also a painful one despite the Brit finishing third in the Drivers' Championship standings. He was irritated by his position in the cockpit, often complaining that he was sitting too close to the steering wheel.
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"When you’re driving, you feel like you’re sitting on the front wheels, which is one of the worst feelings to feel when you’re driving a car," said Hamilton at that year's Australian Grand Prix.
"If you were driving your car at home, and you put the wheels right underneath your legs, you would not be happy when you’re approaching the roundabout."
Ferrari have already taken steps to avoid a repeat of those frustrations by moving their cockpit further back, according to the Italian edition of Motorsport.com.
A number of additional changes have been made to Ferrari's new car, which has been codenamed Project 677. They are said to have returned to a pullrod front suspension system for the first time in 10 years, emulating the likes of Red Bull and McLaren.
Ferrari will hope that moving the cockpit further away from the front of the car will help Hamilton adjust to his new machinery. The importance of a good seating position was recently underlined by Brundle, who said drivers can feel 'trapped' if it is not right.
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"It is important," he said. "I’ve driven, for example, in [Ayrton] Senna’s beautiful black-and-gold Lotus Renault turbo and it’s wonderful because you can see everything in front of you, but it’s not very safe.
"I recently drove one of Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes and you’re buried inside the car with the halo and the headrest and the HANS device around your neck. I didn’t actually feel particularly safe. I felt more trapped.
"But I think the drivers these days get used to that and feel quite safe, so it’s what it’s about. We don’t want to see people killed or badly injured in the name of sport.
"I do agree with him, especially now. The cars are so long. They’re much longer than I used to race in Formula One."
