Haas F1 rookie Oliver Bearman has revealed he has observed some key modifications Lewis Hamilton has made to his Ferrari steering wheel.
Bearman, a Ferrari younger driver who’s about to compete in his first full F1 season with Haas, mentioned he has noticed “just a few fascinating issues” that Hamilton has determined to tweak on his new SF-25 automotive.
Seven-time world champion Hamilton made a blockbuster swap from Mercedes to Ferrari over the winter and the steering wheel was one crucial space of focus to assist velocity up his adaption.
“To begin with, Lewis within the Ferrari, that was actually cool. And seeing how a lot he’s modified on the steering wheel, for instance, is one thing that caught my consideration,” Bearman is quoted by Motorsport Week.
“On his Mercedes steering wheel, the DRS button on Ferrari, it’s impartial. So, I feel he moved just a few issues round simply to avoid wasting issues. However when altering, even me, once I went to Haas, simply transferring issues round in comparison with what you’re used to is vital.
“I can think about after [more than] 10 years in the identical automotive, you construct up some habits.”
Bearman, who made a one-off cameo for Ferrari final yr as an alternative to Carlos Sainz in Saudi Arabia, admitted he’s a “nerd” in the case of noticing such technical particulars.
“I knew he would change just a few issues on the steering wheel,” the Briton added.
“It occurs yearly, and I used to be extra out of curiosity watching what modifications he’s made. Identical to myself, I’ve performed some modifications on the steering wheel at Haas.
“It’s simply an fascinating factor, and I’m a little bit of a nerd on that aspect of issues.”
Lewis Hamilton Thirteenth on Ferrari testing debut
Hamilton made his official F1 pre-season testing bow for Ferrari on Wednesday, driving within the morning session.
The 40-year-old Briton ended the primary day of operating with the Thirteenth-fastest time. Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc, who was behind the wheel of the SF-25 within the afternoon, was fourth-quickest.
Talking about his acclimatisation at Ferrari final week, Hamilton acknowledged that the steering wheel was one space he has needed to adapt to after 12 years at Mercedes.
“It is uncommon that you simply soar in, and it simply matches,” he defined to media together with Crash.internet. ”For instance, the steering was utterly completely different. All the things.
“All of the swap settings are utterly completely different. The software program is completely different. All the things. I’m adapting to a automotive that is made fairly in a different way to what I’ve labored with prior to now.”
