Lewis Hamilton might also additionally have now secured his first victory as a Ferrari motive force, however it’s miles nonetheless taking a few being used to seeing him in red.
After all, it has most effective been simply over months considering the fact that we first noticed Hamilton and people first iconic snap shots of him sporting a Ferrari race in shape for the primary time, after 12 years as a Mercedes motive force.
The seven-time F1 champion has as a minimum averted the embarrassment of pulling into the incorrect pit field over the primary grand prix weekends so far.
It seems, though, that a few conduct do die hard, because the pronouncing goes. You most effective ought to ask Pete Bonnington approximately that one.
Bonnington, or ‘Bono’ as he’s every so often referred to, became Hamilton’s race engineer at some point of the years the seven-time F1 champion raced for Mercedes. The duo evolved a completely near relationship.
With Hamilton long past and operating with a brand new race engineer at Ferrari in Riccardo Adami, and trying to construct a rapport with the Italian, so Bonnington is operating with a brand new motive force in Kimi Antonelli.
It is early days, and Hamilton has now no longer lengthy left the building, so Bonnington can possibly be forgiven for his a laugh slip-up at some stage in qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix.
Over the radio at one stage, after Antonelli had made a comment, Bonnington replied: “Yeah. Copy that, Lewis.” Quickly realising his mistake, he then said: “Copy that Kimi.”
You can believe Bonnington’s crimson face, and in all likelihood enjoyment withinside the Mercedes storage at that one.
