Spa-Francorchamps, glass half full for Ferrari?
Ferrari brought home 30 points from the Belgian Grand Prix weekend, even managing to fight for the win with Charles Leclerc, despite the pre-race forecasts.
The weekend was less positive for Lewis Hamilton, who was involved in an accident in FP3 that significantly affected his confidence in his Ferrari.
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Thanks to Russell’s retirement, the top of the constructors’ championship has come closer – with Mercedes now at +73 – while the lead in the drivers’ championship has widened – with Antonelli at +45 over the first Ferrari driver, that is Hamilton, and +78 over Leclerc.
Hamilton hopes for Hungary
In an interview with Sky Italia, Lewis Hamilton said he is looking to Budapest with confidence: “I think this car will be strong in Hungary if we find an ideal setup and don’t make mistakes then I think we can get where we deserve.”
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Hamilton then told Sky UK that he did not rule out new developments in the upcoming grands prix: “I think it’s really great to see the performance we’re getting and we’re constantly improving the car. I think we have more new developments in the pipeline to try to close that gap.”
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