David Coulthard believes it is ‘worrying’ to see Lewis Hamilton struggling at Ferrari.
The former driver suggested that Hamilton is lacking confidence.
Having qualified a disappointing P9 for the Bahrain Grand Prix, Hamilton apologised to Ferrari for an under-performance.
Coulthard told Channel 4: “I understand that he’s being asked by lots of people to explain immediately after getting out of the car what’s going wrong in qualifying, but he’s also a professional, he’s been around a long time, so, when he is so visibly showing his frustration and disappointing an being very short with the answers, ‘Well, it’s Saturday, of course, I have a problem’.
“That, I suppose, a psychologist would start dissecting. I believe in Lewis, I think he’s only one lap away from showing his brilliant best.
“But, right now, he’s sort of looking at a track he knows, against a team-mate that he respects, of course, and he’s going, ‘I can’t do that right now.’ That’s a worrying position to be in.”