F1 fans accuse Ferrari of ‘incompetence again’ after hearing Lewis Hamilton complain about one issue at the Belgian GP

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Lewis Hamilton is still waiting for his first perfect race weekend as a Ferrari driver.

After 13 Grand Prix racing for Ferrari, seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton is still waiting for his first podium, excluding Sprint Races.

Hamilton looked like he was quickly up to speed at the Chinese Grand Prix when he won the Sprint Race, only to watch teammate Charles Leclerc overtake him during Sunday’s race, drive off into the distance, and then both cars were disqualified.

There haven’t been many positives for Hamilton since that moment, although heading into the Belgian Grand Prix, things were trending in the right direction.

Leclerc praised Hamilton at Silverstone when he was denied a trip to the podium by Sauber driver Nico Hulkenberg.

The 40-year-old had outqualified Leclerc at three of the last four races heading to Spa, before two Q1 exits at the Belgian circuit brought that momentum to an immediate end.

Hamilton timed his pit stop to perfection on Sunday, gaining 11 positions to finish seventh, while Leclerc returned to the podium for the fifth time this season.

Ferrari’s new rear suspension didn’t initially receive glowing reviews from both drivers, although it was agreed by the end of the weekend that they had taken a step forward.

Unfortunately, Hamilton’s race was ruined by another problem that he wouldn’t have seen coming.

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Ferrari fans upset to hear Lewis Hamilton complain about running out of fuel at the Belgian Grand Prix

At one point in the race, Hamilton can be heard on the team radio saying: “I can’t attack because I’ve got no fuel, mate! Can I keep pushing or not?”

Ultimately, Hamilton had to continue to lift and coast for the rest of the race, something he and Leclerc have struggled with all season.

It meant Alex Albon secured a fantastic sixth place for Williams as he held off the Ferrari star for two-thirds of the race.

In response to Hamilton’s radio message, plenty of Ferrari fans weren’t happy with the team.

“The Lewis saga at Ferrari just keeps getting worse,” one comment said, while another read: “This is just … I don’t even know. Isn’t this the second time he has had a fuel issue this season?”

Another fan commented: “How have we got no fuel even with fewer laps?” which was followed by with a post that said: “I can only imagine where he’d end up if he had all the tools he needed.”

“How is a car under-fueled with multiple SC laps, asking for my GOAT…” suggested another fan, while one supporter simply said: “Ferrari incompetence again.”

One fan explained where Hamilton’s fuel issues might have originated from and said: “It stinks that he couldn’t push. But in all fairness to Ferrari, they fueled him according to a wet weather strategy. (Along with a high downforce rear wing).

“But it was decided to allow the track to almost completely dry before starting. Enter that four-letter word, LICO.”

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Fred Vasseur says Lewis Hamilton did a ‘great job’ during the Belgian Grand Prix

Speaking in his official press conference after the race, Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur reviewed both of his drivers’ races and said: “We introduced a new package this weekend that we had to fine-tune and understand, which is not always easy, but I think overall, we did a good job.

“We had decent pace today on both sides of the garage and picked up good points. Now we must target getting closer to McLaren race by race.

“Charles did very well in defending from Max to get on the podium, and Lewis produced a very strong drive, doing a great job overtaking so many cars in the first ten laps.

“We know what happened in quali was tough, but at the end of the day, the pace was good today. We were aggressive on the strategy with the pit stops, and everything went well.”

The job Hamilton has to do at the upcoming Hungarian Grand Prix is hook up his strongest qualifying performance and then capitalise on Ferrari’s latest update package to challenge Leclerc, Verstappen and the Mercedes drivers for a podium finish.

McLaren appear to be out of reach this year, but nothing is stopping Hamilton from adding his name to the list of podium finishers this season.