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On the definition of fundamental vector field

I've encountered with following question while reading Morita's book "Geometry of Differential Forms"(pp.263)

Let $(P,\pi,M,G)$ be a principle G-bundle, $\mathfrak{g}$ be the Lie algebra of the Lie group $G$,

He's trying to define fundamental vector field by showing that there is an isomorphism $$V_u:=T_u(\pi^{-1}(p))\cong\mathfrak{g}\tag{1}$$

Here he uses two claims:

Claim.1:for any $p\in M$,there exist a diffeomorphism $i_p:G\to \pi^{-1}(p)$ such that $$i_p(hg)=i_p(h)g\tag{2}$$where $h,g\in G$.

In fact, $i_p=\varphi^{-1}(p,\cdot):G\to \pi^{-1}(p)$ where $\varphi :\pi^{-1}(U)\to U\times G$ is any local trivialization on $U$ around $p$,it's quite straight forward to see that $i_p$ is a diffeomorphism and satisfies $(2)$

Claim.2:if $\psi :\pi^{-1}(V)\to V\times G$ is another local trivialization,$j_p=\psi^{-1}(p,\cdot):G\to \pi^{-1}(p)$,then$$j_p=i_p\circ L_g$$for some $g\in G$

Then he goes to the conclusion:for any $u\in \pi^{-1}(p)$,there exists an isomorphism $(1)$

I have several questiongs here:

1.Can we write down the isomorphism $(1)$ explicitly?Claim.2 seems to be used by letting $(i_p)_\ast$ acts on a left invariant vector field on $G$,so is the isomorphism $(1)$ given by $$\mathfrak{g}\to V_u,X\mapsto (i_p)_\ast(X)\arrowvert_u?$$

2.Do we really need property $(2)$,which looks like an equivariant condition?

3.Does the isomorphism $(1)$ depend on $u\in \pi^{-1}(p)$ or does it only depend on $p=\pi(u)\in M$?

So much effort ,thanks for any hints or answers,as well as any references!

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