Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur has made a bold prediction surrounding Lewis Hamilton despite the Brit’s struggles with his new team this year.

Hamilton’s Ferrari woe has been well documented, with the car unable to compete with the teams at the front of the grid but the 40-year-old also consistently under-performing compared to teammate Charles Leclerc .

At this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix , the Brit admitted he’s “still not 100 per cent comfortable with the car” and the “alien driving style” required to get the best out of it.

With eight races remaining, Hamilton is yet to record a podium finish , having always recorded at least five top-three finishes in each of his 18 previous F1 seasons.

There were green shoots of recovery at Monza as he qualified fifth and

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