Eddie Jordan has admitted he could be “shocked” if Lewis Hamilton is ready to topple Charles Leclerc with regards to qualifying at Ferrari.
Hamilton will probably be switching his focus to Ferrari this yr.
2024 was arguably the weakest season of Hamilton’s F1 profession, significantly in qualifying.
George Russell tended to have the higher hand, particularly on a Saturday, leaving Hamilton perplexed.
Hamilton is the game’s most profitable driver in qualifying with 103 poles to his identify, however lately, has struggled for one-lap efficiency.
At Ferrari, he’ll go up in opposition to arguably one of the best qualifier on the grid in Leclerc, who’s famend for his qualifying velocity.
Talking to talkSPORT, Jordan warned listeners that Hamilton may have a troublesome time in opposition to Leclerc in qualifying.
“When he goes to Ferrari, nicely, to start with, he’s bought to beat Leclerc,” Jordan stated.
“Charles Leclerc isn’t any stooge. Let me please inform you that in a qualifying place, that I will probably be shocked.
“I will probably be shocked if Lewis can match him within the qualifying. However who is aware of? Lewis is a really darkish horse. You simply by no means know what you’re going to get.”
Jordan is adamant Ferrari will give Hamilton “a very reasonable shot” at beating Leclerc and that there will probably be nothing “untoward” in opposition to the 39-year-old.
“However I’d say Ferrari, to be honest, they spent an unbelievable amount of cash to get Lewis there,” he added.
“I’d say he’ll get a very reasonable shot at it. I don’t assume there’ll be something untoward, and we’ll simply see what occurs.”
