now that he's had 8 races to "acclimate" to the car, he's run out of excuses. either he's only good if the car suits him (not really the hallmark of a 7x champion), or he's well past his prime.
Elkann, the mastermind of Stellantis, may have a different approach. His line of reasoning would be something like "maybe he's not delivering because we didn't pay him enough". And with that, Hamilton would see his paycheck doubled. Brilliant. Wouldn't it?