Lewis Hamilton has been accused of acting 'snotty' during his time at Ferrari so far as he prepares for the Bahrain Grand Prix this Sunday.
The veteran will be hoping to secure his first victory of the season, having struggled during the three races so far this term.
Hamilton was signed by Ferrari with the Formula One side adamant he can roll back the years and reign supreme.
Some of his antics have raised eyebrows, however, with the 40-year-old condemned for his treatment of Ferrari engineer Riccardo Adami in the season opener in Australia.
Lewis Hamilton has been accused of acting 'snotty' during his time at Ferrari so far as he prepares for the Bahrain Grand Prix this Sunday
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This, according to former F1 star Christian Danner, is something that needs to be addressed.
And he's also hit out at Hamilton, accusing the Briton of acting 'a big snotty' during his short time in his new surroundings.
“He’s not really coming to terms with the whole issue,” Danner told the AvD Motorsport Magazine.
“You can tell he’s a bit unsettled, almost a bit snotty, and complains about this and that.
“I mean, I expect – not necessarily for Bahrain, but at some point, of course – that Ferrari will respond to that.
"Fred Vasseur can’t let the driver say there’s a component on the car that’s hindering my performance.
“I don’t envy Fred because he really wants to make it work. He really wants Lewis to have everything.
“I don’t think it’s very clever to make such cryptic accusations against the team. It’s like, ‘You didn’t give me one component, and that’s why I’m slow.’
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Lewis Hamilton has been criticised by Christian Danner as the Bahrain Grand Prix looms
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"I think, no matter how difficult it is for such a superstar, he has to bite the bullet and see how he gets on.”
Hamilton's time with Ferrari started badly, with the Stevenage-born racer only able to finish 10th in Australia.
There seemed to be some signs of improvement when he won the sprint race before the Chinese Grand Prix.
However, his form nosedived once again with Hamilton disqualified from the main event after a poor performance in qualifying.
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Last time out, in Japan, Hamilton was forced to settle for seventh.
Speaking after that race, the F1 legend blamed his car - comparing it to rivals at Mercedes, Red Bull and McLaren.
“I did the best I could today, I was generally lacking performance compared to the cars ahead of me, especially Mercedes, Red Bull and McLaren," he said.
“We’ve found something on the car which is underperforming, so if that’s fixed… I’m losing over a tenth a lap. Qualifying is clearly really important.”
Lewis Hamilton has struggled with Ferrari as he prepares for action at the Bahrain Grand Prix
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When quizzed further on the issue he identified, Hamilton added: “They’re [the team] aware of it, they don’t know why [it’s happening.]
“When the new component comes, hopefully it will be gone. I’m relatively happy with the race-pace I had, good performance for the team, myself and Ricciardo [Adami, race engineer] did a great job, onwards and upwards.”
