Leclerc applauds Hamilton: “Very fun battle, Lewis was better. These F1 cars are fun in the race”
The Monegasque enjoyed the challenge with his teammate and gave him credit for his first-ever podium with Ferrari
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Cigarini: “Antonelli and Hamilton, patience pays off despite criticism and missteps”
Francesco Cigarini, Ferrari mechanic for over 20 years, commented for FormulaPassion.it on Antonelli’s victory and Hamilton’s podium
Hamilton: “Great battle with Leclerc, a privilege to be on the podium together with Kimi”
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton broke through and claimed his first podium as a Ferrari driver in China.
Leclerc: “I haven’t spoken with Lewis after the Sprint, but everything is ok”
The two Ferraris of Charles Leclerc found themselves battling during the Chinese Sprint, but without any controversial aftermath
Hamilton: “In qualifying Mercedes has something similar to Party Mode”. Norris: “We don’t have it”
After the Sprint and after the China qualifying, Lewis Hamilton explained that Mercedes could use a push mode from Q2
Wolff laughs: “For a moment I thought of a Mercedes 1-2-3. Hamilton is still one of our drivers…” – VIDEO
Toto Wolff commented with a joke on the Chinese GP Qualifying, which saw Kimi Antonelli beat George Russell and Lewis Hamilton
Hamilton: “We have grown, but the road is long. Antonelli is a fantastic guy, Mercedes is the ideal environment for him”
In China, Hamilton praised Antonelli after his first career pole. From the seven-time world champion, applause also for the Ferrari engineers.
Hamilton doesn’t repeat his 2025 victory but smiles: “Ferrari clearly better, I was part of the project”
Lewis Hamilton’s immediate reaction after the end of the 2026 F1 Chinese GP Sprint Race, finished in third place behind Russell and Leclerc
Hamilton via radio: “Crazy to be 6 tenths off Russell”, Santi: “Gap due to the engine”
The radio exchange between the Ferrari driver and his race engineer, after the Shanghai Sprint Qualifying
Hamilton: “Fantastic job by the team to turn the car around, the Macarena wing? We will work on it, today it was premature”
The words of Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton at the end of the China GP Sprint Qualifying finished in fourth position