Lewis Hamilton fears 'F1 chefs' will overrule drivers in crunch FIA talks

Lewis Hamilton believes F1 drivers are 'powerless' in the upcoming talks between F1 and the FIA over the new power units and changes which can be made.

With F1 now set for a month off due to the cancellations of the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian GPs, attention has turned to finding solutions for the power units after the first three races exposed various weak points within the new formula.

Meetings are set to take place, including with all five power unit manufacturers over the April break, but seven-time champion Hamilton is not optimistic of a positive outcome, believing once again 'powerless' drivers would be overrun by "a lot of chefs in the kitchen."

"I’m not expecting much from it, but I know I hope they make some big changes," Hamilton told media, including RacingNews365.

"There’ll be a lot of chefs in the kitchen. It doesn’t usually end up with a good result.

"The drivers don't have a say, they don't have any power, we're not on the committee, and we have no voting rights."

Turning to Ferrari specifically, Hamilton felt that the team had to work to discover just where its power unit was lagging behind Mercedes'.

"Obviously, we’re hugely down to the Mercedes engine," he said.

"And what that is, we don’t know whether it’s just that they have a bigger turbo or just more crank power or something else. We’ll find out."