Former F1 driver David Coulthard admitted that Lewis Hamilton has not been as quick as Charles Leclerc since joining Ferrari from Mercedes team, but reckons that the real test for the seven-time world champion will be whether he can eventually adapt and thrive within the new set-up.

Having joined Ferrari at the start of the 2025 season, Hamilton has scored 109 points as compared to his teammate’s 151.

“The key point here is, has the break given him time to step back [and] really try and understand what he has learned about this Ferrari car,” Coulthard said ahead of this weekend’s Dutch F1 GP.