‘More to come’ from Ferrari, says Hamilton

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Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton says there is “more to come” from Ferrari after he fought back from 12th place on the grid to finish fourth in the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix.

The seven-time champion said racing in front of the famous Ferrari fans, the tifosi, had been “a highlight of the year so far” and that there were “lots of positives to take” from the race.

It is the first time this year he has finished ahead of his team-mate Charles Leclerc, who was sixth in Imola.

“I did think we would make an improvement this weekend with something I’ve fixed. And I think there is more to come,” Hamilton said.

“The set-up was really good, the car felt really mega and the team did a fantastic job on strategy and pit stops.

“It was a lot of pressure on us with struggling through the year with the car so far, and particularly with our qualifying.

“I don’t remember the last time I had a race like that moving forwards. I’m sure there was one last year but this was different because I’m in the red car. To finally have that connection, that synergy with the car, was a really great feeling.”

Hamilton used an off-set strategy, starting on the hard tyre, to run long and then was helped by two safety cars. That put him on fresh tyres in seventh place for the final restart, from where he moved up to his final position.

The 40-year-old Briton said he also savoured the experience of racing in Italy for the first time as a Ferrari driver.

The result – Hamilton’s equal best of the year so far in a grand prix – came despite Ferrari’s worst qualifying result of the season, with Hamilton and Leclerc starting 12th and 11th.

F1 moves on to Monaco next weekend, and Hamilton was thinking positively about the famous race on the streets of the principality.

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