Ferrari receive 'brutal' Lewis Hamilton reminder

Former Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has dealt Ferrari a reminder of the "brutal" levels of attention having Lewis Hamilton will bring them. 

It has been a very mixed start to Hamilton's time as a Ferrari F1 driver, having claimed an emphatic victory in the opening sprint race of the season in China. 

However, his sprint win was quickly overshadowed by being disqualified from the Chinese Grand Prix, due to excessive wear to the plank underneath his SF-25. 

In addition, he collected just one point in the Australian Grand Prix, meaning the seven-time world champion has scored just nine points from the first two events. 

It is not the start many were expecting from the new partnership, with some suggesting that Ferrari is trying too hard to succeed with Hamilton. 

Steiner does not agree with this and is certain Ferrari knew how much attention signing the 105-time race winner would bring them, given his star quality.

"I don't think there's a desperation set in, I think they just want to do a job and got a few things [wrong]," Steiner said on the Red Flags podcast. 

"The pressure is high. You see, as soon as he does something, how he catches the attention of everyone, right? 

"It's something brutal. It's Lewis Hamilton. But I would think Ferrari knew when they took him what would happen, you attract attention. 

"Look at, for example, Mercedes now. I think Mercedes is doing a good job this year, obviously they are not beating McLaren, but nobody knows about it. It's very unseen. 

"You see more from Ferrari and Lewis' performance, than the better performance of Mercedes. Because, it's not Lewis Hamilton. Lewis attracts [attention], he's a star. He is, so people are attracted to him."