What has gone wrong for Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari?

I t was, of course, the vegan Lewis Hamilton who accidentally ran over a groundhog in Montreal last week. Not only was that an irony given his diet, but also a symbol of the bad luck and poor form that has punctuated his early Ferrari career.
After Hamilton had initially visited the factory and met key members of the team in his opening weeks, sources close to him made it known that he thought they were ready to win a championship in the immediate future. But as soon as the car hit the track, it was evident that would not be the case this season.
Ferrari believe there is more potential in the car than they have extracted at recent race weekends. That was illustrated in Montreal, when they were held back by a combination of mistakes — by Charles Leclerc in practice, which caused a crash — and poor fortune, in the case of Hamilton's groundhog incident, which caused significant floor damage to his car. Their drivers are keen for upgrades, which could come as soon as next weekend's Austrian Grand Prix and is certainly expected before Hamilton's home race at Silverstone on July 6.

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