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'Complete rubbish' - Hamilton reaffirms faith in Ferrari after poor start

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Lewis Hamilton insisted that he had "absolute 100% faith" in Ferrari despite their difficult start to the 2025 Formula One season. 

After joining Ferrari in a blockbuster switch from Mercedes, Hamilton finished 10th on debut in Australia, then claimed a maiden victory in the Chinese Grand Prix sprint. 

And after taking the chequered flag in sixth in the race, the seven-time world champion was disqualified, along with team-mate Charles Leclerc for technical infringements.

It was the first time in the 1,100 grand prix that Ferrari have taken part in that both of their drivers were disqualified from the race. 

Ferrari sit fifth in the constructors' standings, having taken 17 points so far, level with Williams, while Red Bull, Mercedes and McLaren lead the way. 

"I saw someone say something about whether I'm losing faith in the team, which is complete rubbish," Hamilton said.

"I have absolute 100% faith in this team. There was obviously a huge amount of hype at the beginning of the year.

"I don't know if everyone was expecting us to be winning from race one and winning the championship in our first year.

"That wasn't my expectation. I know that I'm coming into a new culture, a new team and it's going to take time."

Hamilton emphasised the difficulties in adapting to a new team, especially around the specifics of the technicalities of a new car.

"On reflection, I was actually quite happy with how I've adapted in just those two races," Hamilton added.

"I've definitely got a lot of work to do to make sure that it's better moving forward.

"It's just understanding the technical side of this thing, understanding all the tools that I have. It likes to be driven differently.

"After analysing the last two races, you've got the first race (in Australia)… I generally didn't feel great in the car at the beginning, but my pace wasn't too bad in the first two days.

"And Sunday was the first time I'd ever driven the car in the rain, and I was learning a lot throughout the race."