Lewis Hamilton’s Australian GP
So much for F1 for kids that was supposed to benefit rookies more than veterans: coming off an overall positive weekend, where he was always in Charles Leclerc‘s range, Lewis Hamilton finishes the first GP of the new technical era in fourth place and just over half a second behind his teammate. A definitely encouraging start for the 41-year-old Englishman, who in a Formula 1 where management seems to acquire greater relevance returns to showcase his historic and consolidated race-reading skills.
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Sir Lewis’s immediate reaction
Thus, despite the podium continuing to elude him – it’s now 25 races of champagne drought since he arrived in Maranello – Hamilton can still smile about a weekend that could distance the memory of the heavy difficulties of 2025. “This weekend we were very strong on pace – explains Lewis Hamilton at the interview ring after the checkered flag of the Australian GP, to Mara Sangiorgio for Sky Sport F1 – while unfortunately in qualifying we hadn’t managed to show our true pace. We had some problems in official sessions, which then forced us to start much further back than we would have liked to be”.
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From seventh place at the start (which then became sixth due to the retirement of Oscar Piastri’s McLaren) to fourth at the finish, therefore, the performance is satisfactory, even if there is still a bit of disappointment regarding the result: “What we achieved today is not exactly what we wanted, but I felt great from the start and towards the end I was catching Charles. A couple more laps would have been enough for me to overtake him, so there are many positive aspects to record. At the same time, however, we have a lot of work to do to catch Mercedes, but it’s not impossible, so I have to thank the people who worked at the factory”. “We are proud of them, but we must continue to push and grit our teeth for the next race”, concluded Lewis Hamilton at the end of the F1 Australian GP.
