“Once I joined, I solely had performed one yr in Method 1 [with Sauber], so every thing was nonetheless new to me and I needed to learn the way a crew like Ferrari would work in Method 1, regardless that I knew the manufacturing facility and every thing by being within the Ferrari Driver Academy earlier than.
“For Lewis, an Italian crew is fairly new to him, however he has achieved a lot and he arrives right here as a legend of the game.
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“It’s actually cool to see what it was like for him to have a lot success in different groups and the way in which they used to work, so on that we’ve discovered quite a bit, and it was actually thrilling to see how joyful and excited he was about the entire thing.
“For me that meant that the low season was a bit extra within the shadow, however I loved it. I centered on myself, I’m pushing on the most to be prepared for the primary race, and I’m actually wanting ahead to this yr. I’m hoping that we’ll begin the yr in a extra constructive method in comparison with final yr.”
