Hamilton: The first six months at Mercedes were also difficult for me.

      Lewis Hamilton had to answer some unpleasant but quite expected questions at the FIA press conference in Miami at the beginning of the weekend. One of them was: what prevents him from achieving more stable results?

      Lewis Hamilton: "A lot of things get in the way. This is influenced by various factors, and it is impossible to single out one thing. I can only say that when I started driving a Mercedes car, the first six months were also difficult for me.

      I need to work with a lot of new people now, and it's clear that the engineers I'm working with are used to setting up the car for a different rider, with a different driving style. And I'm used to driving in my own way, so now I have to overcome a whole combination of different aspects.

      But, of course, I'm doing my best to adapt to the Ferrari car. I don't know yet how things will turn out this weekend. We have not brought any technical innovations to this stage, but we will continue to try to optimize the SF-25.

      Of course, Charles Leclair did a great job at the previous stage and showed what this car is capable of over the race distance, so now I will try to repeat it."

      When asked if the difficulties would continue for the same six months as in 2013 at Mercedes, Lewis honestly said: "I don't know, I really don't know. We are doing everything in our power to shorten this period, but who knows, maybe it will last even longer?"

      Since there was already talk that Hamilton could part ways with Ferrari before the expiration of his two-year contract if he could not make the desired progress, he was asked about this.

      "I just don't think about this kind of criticism and generally don't pay attention to the opinions of people who don't know what's really going on and have never been in a similar position themselves. I just keep working hard," Lewis said.