Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur has launched a passionate defence of Lewis Hamilton amid the Brit's tough start to life with the team.

Hamilton has admitted that no one is happy with his early results, predicting a rough 2025 season.

However, Vasseur believes in the potential of Ferrari's car, calling a claim that Hamilton's form had dropped off "f***ing bulls***".

The Scuderia boss said: “I will be 2,000 per cent behind him.

“I will give him support, and we will start from tomorrow morning to try to find solutions and reasons, and to work on it early in the morning. But honestly, I am not too worried.

“If you have a look at what he did in China or what he did in the race in Bahrain last week, or even on the first part of the session this weekend, the potential is there for sure.

“We just have to adjust the balance because we are, collectively, Lewis and us, we are struggling with the balance of his car and how he is working the tyres.

“It’s a kind of negative spot, but I think the potential of the car is there, and we will try to solve that.”