An uphill debut
The debut season of Lewis Hamilton at the wheel of the Ferrari, in 2025, was certainly not memorable for the seven-time world champion, who obtained very small satisfactions only on the occasion of two Sprint GPs: in China, with pole position and victory, and in Miami, with 3rd place. In the long races, however, Sir Lewis did not obtain either a fastest lap in qualifying or a podium finish, succeeding (in the latter case) for the first time only at the beginning of this world championship in China.
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The feeling with the SF-26
A result that served the 41-year-old to be able to defeat the curse of negative results with the Maranello single-seater, and which contributed to reaching the provisional 4th place in the general classification awaiting the Miami GP, scheduled for early May: “I like driving this car – he commented to the official F1 channels – it is a car in which I had an important role in the development at the simulator, and I see things that I requested. I see them in the design, I feel them, and I feel them in a positive way”.
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Seven-time world champion
Statements that are in a sense decisive and positive from #44, which at the same time arise as a sort of revenge against those who had strong doubts about the Briton’s potential: “I see some people who haven’t even come close to my level of success and who continue to speak ill of me – he added without naming names – they still do it now. I feel great to be back, to start this season and to be strong. I continue to show that I have what it takes”.
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