WHY "AWESOME" CANADIAN GP HAS CONVINCED LEWIS HAMILTON HE'S "PROBABLY BETTER WITHOUT" FERRARI SIMULATOR

Lewis Hamilton is ditching the Ferrari simulator for race preparation, convinced he performs better without it. Following his P2 finish in Canada, his best result yet with Ferrari, Hamilton stated the simulator lacks real-world correlation. He made the same call before China, where he scored his previous best of P3. Hamilton credits these strong performances to an "old school" approach, focusing on deep data dives instead of virtual laps.

He remains open to using the simulator for correlation work, helping the team improve its accuracy by providing feedback from the actual car. However, for future race weekends, he will likely continue to eschew the virtual tool. Hamilton views the simulator as a powerful but not essential tool, emphasizing that most of his championship wins came without relying on one. This radical shift could redefine how he approaches race weekends, potentially unlocking more consistent high-level performance as he adapts to Ferrari.